Published on Science History Institute By Jacob Roberts, Kenton G. Jaehnig An archives collection at the Science History Institute gives a glimpse of Americans’ early efforts at desalination, a technology that nations around the globe have come to depend on. In the spring of 1961 the southern and western United States was just starting to recover...
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SWCC Invites Qualified Consortiums to bid for Ras Al-Khair privatization
Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) is pleased to announce the start of the request for proposals (RFP) phase as an important step for Ras Al-Khair (RAK) privatization, where a number of (7) strategic qualified companies and consortiums have been invited to submit their bids to participate in the plant, The winner Bidder will own (60%)...
TALIS announced project awards totalling more than 7 million Euros
Mungia, Spain – 12th January 2021, TALIS, the leading global provider of premium valves, hydrants and other solutions for water flow control, today announced project awards totalling more than 7 million Euros, to supply equipment to multiple desalination facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. TALIS will supply several BELGICAST Centric Butterfly Valves and BELGICAST Dual Plate...
LG Chem’s RO Membranes Selected for 600 MLD Al Khobar II Seawater Desalination Project
LG Chem has been selected as the RO membrane supplier of the Al Khobar II project, one of the largest RO seawater desalination projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With 600 million liters per day (MLD) or 158 million gallons per day (MGD) production capacity, it is the largest project win in LG Chem’s...
Save the Date for IDRA Biennial Water Reuse and Recycling Conference now to be held on June 9-11, 2021, Rome, Italy
Tuesday, November 10, 2020, Boston, MA – The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA), a global non-profit organization focused on advanced water treatment solutions and non-conventional water resource solutions to offset growing water scarcity, announces new dates for the Biennial Water Reuse and Recycling Conference to be June 9-11, 2021. The conference represents a global collaborative...
IDRA to Host Teaming Webinar for Solar Desalination Prize on November 30, 2020
Webinar open to individuals, test sites, and organizations interested in joining Innovation Phase winners October 29, 2020, Boston, MA – The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and their National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support quarter finalist teams in the $9 million Solar Desalination Prize...
WASAG Webinar 11: Addressing water scarcity through land restoration: the Africa’s Great Green Wall experience, Tuesday 10 November 2020, 15:00 – 16:30 CEST
The Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG) hosted by the FAO Land and Water Division invites you to its eleventh webinar under the title: Addressing water scarcity through land restoration: the Africa’s Great Green Wall experience. There is a link between water scarcity, land management, biodiversity and vegetation cover, with an impact on agriculture...
Toray Membrane USA Enters into MBR Technology Partnership with M|MBR Systems
Poway, California, October 27, 2020 – Toray Membrane USA, Inc. (TMUS), the American subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc. for spiral-wound membrane manufacturing and supply of MBR and UF modules, and M|MBR Systems, LLC (M|MBR), a leading service provider of flat-sheet membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems, is pleased to announce entering into an exclusive supply agreement for specific...
AH Water Investments BV -H. A. Utilities BV, and Almar Water Solutions BV joint venture- acquires water desalination player Ridgewood Egypt
The acquisition underscores AH Water Investments BV’s strategy to invest, develop, and operate water solution projects in Egypt to support the nation’s sustainable development plans Cairo, Egypt – 20th October 2020 (Cairo, Egypt) – Hassan Allam Holding (HAH), a leading construction and engineering group headquartered in Cairo, Egypt and Almar Water Solutions, a leading player...
MEWA and U.S. DOE Sign Landmark MOU on Cooperation in the Field of Desalination Research and Technology
October 19, 2020 Today, the Ministry of the Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America’s Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for long-term cooperation in the field of desalination science and technology. This MOU aims to strengthen and enhance cooperation...