Volume 44, Issue no. 1
'New' seawater desal markets
Few heads turn when new seawater desalination projects are announced in the Caribbean or Middle East. This past year, Australia’s continuing water… Continue reading
2007 desal year in review
It has been an eventful year in the desal and water reuse markets. This first issue of 2008 looks back on some of the year’s biggest stories and will… Continue reading
Australia's water future is now
The world’s driest continent continued to make the news on an almost weekly basis. April saw the official opening of Australia’s first large-scale… Continue reading
Brackish water desal markets heat up
Coverage of the brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) market is often overshadowed by larger, more expensive seawater projects. In 2007, three of the… Continue reading
Carlsbad's eventful year
January 2007 began with Poseidon Resources naming a team led by Acciona Aqua (formerly Pridesa) and American Water as the EPC contractor for its… Continue reading
Environmental awareness raised
As the announcement of each new desal plant was made, anti-desal rhetoric from environmentalists increased. Although some comments were constructive… Continue reading
Human resources
A shortage of experienced desalters continued to be one of the industries biggest constraints during the past year. Consultants, public utilities… Continue reading
Large diameter RO: The future is now
Koch Membrane installed its 18-inch diameter MegaMagnum elements on the Bundamba recycled water plant in Queensland, Australia and a BWRO plant in… Continue reading
MEDs break new ground
The announcement that the Jubail IWPP would employ MED rather than MSF technology represented a turning point in the thermal desalination market… Continue reading
MidEast plants grow in size/number
Middle East desalination plants – particularly Independent Water and Power Projects (IWPP) – continue to grow in number and capacity. Acwa Power… Continue reading
Other California SWRO projects
Four of the San Francisco Bay Area’s largest water agencies are proceeding with a joint effort to conduct a seven-month pilot study to advance the… Continue reading
Other Membrane News
Veolia’s Kruger signed a deal to worked with Norit, while Toray and GE dissolved their JV to manufacture and distribute RO membranes in North… Continue reading
Pure water/desal plays
Investors interested in the water market continue to look for pure water plays, particularly in the desal industry. Consolidated Water’s (CWCO… Continue reading
R&D activity increases
AwwaRF funded eight new desalination-related research projects covering membrane, co-siting, post-treatment and intake issues. The projects included… Continue reading
Tampa bay finally operational
Originally scheduled for completion in October 2006, an accumulation of problems caused American Water-Pridesa’s (AWP) remediation work to continue… Continue reading
Technology: Believe the hype?
During the past year, we saw a host of possible solutions offered to help solve the world’s growing water problems. One of the most hyped ‘solutions… Continue reading
Water reuse and MBR
Veolia's Krüger business unit received a patent on its NEOSEP MBR arrangement using two bioreactors that is said to increase operating and… Continue reading