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Desal plant deadline out of step

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00

The NSW government has set a deadline of early December for parties to register their interest in buying the long-term lease of the Kurnell desalination plant – before a key pricing review is completed. That review, by the Independent Pricing…

Desalination leaseback offer flushes out French bidder

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00

Even before the state government’s process to sell and lease back the $1.8 billion Kurnell desalination plant has begun, there is at least one firm bidder waiting in the blocks and another watching developments. The French group Degremont, which is…

Research to improve desalination

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00

Research is under way at Adelaide’s Flinders University to slash the running and maintenance costs of desalination plants. The work, in the School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, involves improving the performance of the reverse osmosis desalination process. It will…

Vic desal plant to cost $18 billion

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00

The Wonthaggi desalination plant will cost Victorians more than $18 billion over the next three decades. Auditor-general Des Pearson said in his examination of the state’s annual financial report that the nominal value, that is the cost in future dollars,…

SEQ desal construction in 2014

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00

A new report has ramped up pressure on the Queensland government to decide where to put two new desalination plants proposed for the southeast. The Queensland Water Commission’s annual report for 2009/10 says dams are at record levels. But the…

No dam debate as Kurnell set for expansion

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00

The Kurnell desalination plant is set to be expanded, with the state government moving to boost environmental flows down the Hawkesbury-Nepean and the Shoalhaven rivers, leaving less water for use by the city’s residents. The government will also provide an…

Sydney desal plant now at full tilt

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00

Six months after it began supplying water to up to 1.5 million Sydneysiders, Sydney’s desalination plant has passed all of its performance tests and is operating at full capacity, the government says. The plant at Kurnell, in Sydney’s southern suburbs,…

LogiCamms wins Vic desal contract

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00

Engineering company LogiCamms has won a $10.75 million contract from Thiess Degremont to supply project control systems for the Victorian desalination project. Thiess awarded the contract to Perth-based LogiCamms ahead of international competition. The fixed price component of the contract…

Privatisation of desalination plant back on the agenda

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00

The operating company of the Kurnell desalination plant has flagged it wants to boost competition in Sydney’s water market by seeking approval to sell its output not just to Sydney Water. At the same time, it is ruling out the…

New water desalination plants could stop drought

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00

New drought-breaking water plants could revolutionise water supply in Australia, say two companies that are proposing wind-powered desalination plants. Siemens and Windseal have announced a memorandum of understanding with the South Australian government for a proposed plant at Port Pirie…

New pipeline pumps water to Melbourne

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00

Victoria has flicked the switch on a controversial north-south pipeline but there is no indication yet when Melbourne’s water restrictions will be eased. There is also uncertainty over the longevity of the pipe, which was hurriedly built as a stopgap…

Keneally opens Sydney desalination plant

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00

NSW’s first desalination plant has been officially opened with Premier Kristina Keneally flicking the switch to pump water. The controversial $1.9 billion plant in Kurnell can provide Sydney with up to 250 million litres of water a day. The premier…

NSW desal plant start date 'not certain'

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00

Sydney’s desalination plant has been hailed a technological marvel by the NSW government but it is unclear exactly when it will start supplying water to residents. Premier Kristina Keneally and NSW Water Minister Phil Costa on Monday toured the $1.9…

Vic govt off hook on desal funding deal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00

The consortium building Victoria’s first desalination plant has secured finance for the project, sparing the state government from the need to dip into public funds. AquaSure, which is building the plant on Victoria’s southeast coast, has attracted enough investors to…

Olex wins $43m contract for desal plant

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00

A Melbourne company has been awarded a $43 million deal to supply power cable to the state’s controversial desalination plant at Wonthaggi, south-east of the state capital. Tottenham-based Olex will supply high-voltage alternating current power cable for the project’s 87-kilometre…