Volume 44, Issue no. 2
13 bidders has been prequalified in Addur IWPP
Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority has reportedly prequalified 13 firms to construct the Addur IWPP, a project that will provide up to 48 MIGD… Continue reading
Adelaide Decides on SWRO
SA Water has issued a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from consultants interested in providing specialist advisory services to assist in… Continue reading
Desalination barges considered
Queensland’s Acting Premier Paul Lucas said last week that the state is considering two barge–mounted desalination plants on the Brisbane River to… Continue reading
Desalination symposium to be held in India
The Indian Desalination Association (InDA) will hold a symposium on desalination, integrated water management and reuse at Andhra University in… Continue reading
Don’t forget to vote
WDR readers have until the end of January to submit nominations for the annual Global Water Awards for twelve award categories. Nominations can be… Continue reading
GE SWRO project update
W.E.B Aruba desalination superintendent Filomeno “Boey” Marchena told WDR that construction of the new GE 8,000 m3/d (2.1 MGD) SWRO plant is nearing… Continue reading
George Labib now an independent consultant
George Labib, former general manager of Kuwait’s United Development Company—the alliance between the Kharafi Group and GE that operates the Suliabiya… Continue reading
Gujarat seawater desalination is now under study
Essar Oil’s Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, India is reported to have commissioned GE Infrastructure India to undertake a study to determine the cost of… Continue reading
Hot Air?
During hot, humid summer nights of your correspondent’s non-air conditioned youth, the only available relief was that provided by a portable… Continue reading
Intake/discharge project has website
A new website has been established by the Long Beach Water Department to provide historical updates and a look-ahead at its Under Ocean Floor… Continue reading
Jobs: Statkraft – Pure Energy
Head of Technology – Osmotic Power. Statkraft is one of the largest energy producers in Scandinavia and a leader in environmental energy generation… Continue reading
La Paz SWRO project awarded to Severn Trent
Severn Trent Services has been awarded a design/build contract for a I MGD (3,785 m3/d) SWRO facility for the Maravia Country Club Estates in La Paz… Continue reading
Larsen & Toubro's separate division plan for desalination development
India’s Larsen & Toubro Ltd—a technology, engineering and construction firm and one of India’s largest private companies—is reportedly planning a… Continue reading
New desalination bill filed
Florida state representative Kurt Kelly recently filed legislation referred to as ‘the desalination bill’ directing the Secretary of Environmental… Continue reading
Norwegian’s team for SWRO project
Aker Kvaerner has begun construction on a 100,000 m3/d (26.4 MGD) seawater desalination plant in the Caofeidian Industrial Zone of northern China’s… Continue reading
Seminars for membrane technologies on this month
Two AWWA seminars on membrane technologies will be held later this month in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first will cover low-pressure MF/UF… Continue reading
Special membrane technology fellowship for students
The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) and American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) is offering a special Fellowship for Membrane… Continue reading