Volume 43, Issue no. 30

$25 million worth water sustainability center

13 August 2007

ConocoPhillips will establish a $25 million water sustainability center at the Qatar Science & Technology Park in Doha. Work at the center will… Continue reading

Another SWRO in the Gulf awarded

13 August 2007

Aqua Engineering, a Christ Water Technology company has announced that it has been awarded the 91,000 m3/d (24 MGD) Hamriyah SWRO plant by Sharjah… Continue reading

Cost savings = bigger SWRO plant

13 August 2007

Unexpected cost savings on the Gold Coast Desalination Plant will be used to fund a A$30 million ($25.4 million) upgrade that could increase the 125… Continue reading

Creative Thermodynamics

13 August 2007

By now, you’ve probably seen the video clip of broadcast engineer-turned-inventor John Kanzius who developed a method of ‘producing’ energy by… Continue reading

Desal Company Reports 2Q Earnings

13 August 2007

Consolidated Water Co Ltd’s (CWCO) share price closed down at 30.89 last week after it posted second quarter earnings slightly below market… Continue reading

Doosan Hydro established new group

13 August 2007

Doosan Hydro Technology has organized a new Materials Management Group that group manager Mark Ruszczynski says will unite the team into a single… Continue reading

ERI's PX energy received Chennai seawater desalination plant

13 August 2007

Energy Recovery Inc (ERI) has announced that it has been awarded a contract for its PX energy recovery device for India’s 100,000 m3/d (26.4 MGD… Continue reading

Evaluation of alternatives for MCMWD's desalination facility

13 August 2007

California’s Marin County Municipal Water Dis-trict is evaluating alternatives to building its own desalination facility to guard against future… Continue reading

Fort McMurray's oil expansion project appoints GE's Zeeweed UF membrane

13 August 2007

Suncor’s Fort McMurray, Alberta oil sands expansion project has selected a GE boiler feedwater system consisting of ZeeWeed UF membranes, RO and… Continue reading

Interviewed with Dr. Hoek

13 August 2007

UCLA’s Dr Eric Hoek was recently interviewed about his RO membrane work in nanotechnology. The interview can be heard at… Continue reading

Kurth as new NanoH2O's vicepresident of engineering

13 August 2007

CJ Kurth, formerly the senior research scientist with GE Water, has been named vice president of engineering for NanoH2O. He will be based in Los… Continue reading

Large inland BWRO commissioned

13 August 2007

El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) held opening ceremonies for its new, 27.5 MGD (104,000 m3/d) Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant this past… Continue reading

OBM Process WTP at Full Capacity

13 August 2007

One of the largest, most technically advanced and innovative water treatment plants is about to begin operating at full capacity later this week… Continue reading

SEADOG wave pump's 3 months demonstration

13 August 2007

Minnesota-based energy technology company Independent Natural Resources will conduct a three-month demonstration of its SEADOG wave pump technology… Continue reading

Temporary, floating plant proposed

13 August 2007

While plans are moving forward to construct two new seawater desalination plants, the Council of Ministers has approved a floating desalination plant… Continue reading

Three companies organized desalination workshop

13 August 2007

A desalination technology workshop presented by National Oilwell Varco, Toray Membranes and Energy Recovery, Inc (ERI) will be held in Cancun, Mexico… Continue reading

Water shortage to Cyclades reached state of emergency

13 August 2007

The Greek government has declared a state of emergency on the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea as water shortages have reached a peak… Continue reading