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IDA launches desalination academy

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00

The International Desalination Association (IDA) has created the IDA Desalination Academy, a global institute of desalination higher learning that will offer an accredited set of training events available in various global locations. The mission of the IDA Desalination Academy is…

GE desalination technology improves water quality in the Bahamas

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00

The new Tarpum Bay/Rock Sound Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas is using GE desalination technology. GE has provided a SeaTECH 84 SWRO (seawater reverse osmosis) system to the new water treatment plant, which…

Location chosen for 2013 IDA World Congress

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00

The International Desalination Association (IDA) has selected Tianjin, China as the site for its 2013 IDA World Congress on desalination and water reuse. Tianjin was named the location after voting by the full IDA Board. “China is widely recogniaed as…

Indian scientist wins IDA award

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00

Hiren D. Raval, a scientist at the Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute in Gujarat, has won the 2011 International Desalination Association (IDA) Fellowship Award. At the Institute he has been involved in conducting reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration membrane…

Sorek Desalination secures US$400mn in project financing for world’s largest SWRO desalination facility

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00

The financing is from the European Investment Bank (EIB), Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi. Sorek Desalination Ltd, a joint venture between IDE Technologies (51) and Hutchison Water International Holdings Pte Ltd (49), recently won the contract to build and operate…

Amiad filters selected for Indian desalination plant

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00

India’s VA Tech Wabag has selected Amiad Filtration Systems’ Arkal disc filtration technology for a seawater desalination plant in Chennai, India. The SpinKlin Disc Filters will help convert seawater to potable water. Construction of the project is being overseen and…

Improved technology will lower costs in desalination

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00

A report from GBI Research highlights improvements in technology that will reduce costs in desalination. New technology in the desalination market will help reduce costs, according to a new report by GBI Research, called Desalination Market to 2020 – Technology…

Desalination workshops to be held in Germany

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00

Deutsche MeerwasserEntsalzung (DME) GmbH is organising two desalination workshops. The first DME workshop, Thermal Desalination of Saline Waters, will be held in Duisburg, Germany on 24-27 January. The theme of the second workshop is Membrane Technology for Saline Waters, which…

Beijing Enterprises Water Group subscribes 50% equity interest in Aqualyng China

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00

In their first joint activity in China, Beijing Enterprises Water Group (BEWG) and Aqualyng will construct a 50,000 m³/day RO desalination plant for the Caofeidian Industrial Zone. BEWG and Aqualyng will operate the plant during the 30 year term of…

Norit X-Flow to provide ultrafiltration for Qingdao desalination project in China

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00

Norit X-Flow has entered into an agreement with Befesa to supply the ultrafiltration pretreatment technology for the Qingdao desalination project in Shandong Province, China. Befesa is responsible for the design, construction and operation of the desalination plant under a 25-year…

Modern Water extends desalination trial in Oman

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00

Modern Water plc’s trial of its desalination plant with the Omani Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW) will continue for a further six months. The desalination plant in Al Khaluf is the first and only in the Middle East…

Hydranautics contracted to supply Victorian Desalination Project with SWC6 MAX and ESPA2+ elements

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00

The contract was awarded by Theiss Degremont, the design and construction contractor for the Project currently being built on the Bass Coast near the town of Wonthaggi. The Victorian Desalination Project is being delivered as a Public-Private Partnership. When operational,…

Flowserve wins US$10mn order for desalination energy recovery systems

Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00

Flowserve Corp has won a US$10 million order for CALDER Dual Work Exchanger Energy Recovery (DWEER) units for the Sorek seawater desalination plant in Israel. With a capacity of 150 million cubic metres per year, Sorek is the largest seawater…

IDE Technologies grants AquaSwiss exclusive rights to use IDE’s thermal desalination technologies

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00

The technology transfer agreement will allow IDE to realise the potential of the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) and Southeast Asia markets. IDE has committed to transfer the technology and know-how over a specified time period and AquaSwiss has agreed…

Hyflux awarded S$43.8 million contract for stage one of the Tembusu seawater desalination plant

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Hyflux subsidiary, Hydrochem has been awarded the contract by TP Utilities to engineer, procure and construct works for stage one of the seawater desalination plant The Tembusu seawater desalination plant is part of Tuas Power’s Tembusu Multi-Utilities Complex on Jurong…