Volume 44, Issue no. 22
Biofuels power plant to use SWRO
Hawaiian Electric Company's new 110 MW simple-cycle power plant will be powered by locally grown biofuel feedstock and will supply power to the… Continue reading
CaribDA inaugural conference a success
Curaçao was the site of last week's conference for the newly formed Caribbean Desalination Association (CaribDA). The event drew 150 delegates and… Continue reading
Chlorination sytem to be installed in Barbuda's desalination plant
Until installing a desalination plant last year, the Caribbean island of Barbuda had relied on well water. Antigua Public Utilities Authority has now… Continue reading
Desal continues to move forward
As the Water Development Department of the Ministry of Agriculture Resources and Environment prepares to award a BOT contract for the 40,000 m3/d… Continue reading
Forward osmosis: ready for prime time?
There has been much speculation over the future of forward osmosis—a process that uses a highly concentrated solution to 'draw' fresh water through a… Continue reading
Hazen and Sawyer wins contract from University of Connecticut
Hazen and Sawyer has been selected by the University of Connecticut to perform a study and to design a water reclamation and reuse facility on its… Continue reading
Membrane prices to increase
During the same week it announced that it will raise prices of all FILMTEC RO and NF membranes by six percent, Dow Water Solutions announced that its… Continue reading
Memtec celebrates its 25th year
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Memcor membrane filtration product line. In 1983, Memcor-then known as Memtec-was spun off from health… Continue reading
New contact details for Scott Maloni and Neil Palmer
Poseidon Resources has announced the appointment of Scott Maloni as a company vice president located in California with responsibilities including… Continue reading
Nuclear plant opts for Thermal desal
Italy's Aster Spa has shipped a 1,600 m3/d (0.4 MGD) MED to Karachi for installation in Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's new nuclear power plant… Continue reading
Produced water evaporator
Alberta's bituminous sand deposits-commonly called tar sands-contain at least 85 percent of the world's total reserves of natural bitumen, and 47… Continue reading
SWRO may be reborn a 3rd time
One of the earliest, landmark SWRO projects-moth-balled and partially dismantled after its initial startup in 1992-is being re-evaluated to determine… Continue reading
Toray will supply RO membrane to Changi NEWater plant in two parts
Toray Industries has been awarded a contract to supply its low fouling RO membrane elements for the 228,000 m3/d (60.2 MGD) Changi NEWater Plant in… Continue reading
Transition
Jim Kavanagh was involved in the RO business almost as long as there has been an RO business. Last Saturday, at the age of 68, Jim died in Belize… Continue reading
UCF holds workshop for post-treatment and desalination research
Post-treatment of desalinated water supplies were the topic of a workshop held at the University of Central Florida (UCF) last week. Sponsored by… Continue reading