Israel
Mekorot to be off-taker on Ashdod desal plant
Mekorot Development & Enterprise has reportedly proposed a compromised off-take price of NIS 2.55/m3 ($0.66/m3; $2.50/kgal) for water from the… Continue reading
Two desalination plants at Soreq receives go signal
The Israeli cabinet has approved a plan to build two seawater desalination plants at Soreq, south of Tel Aviv. Each of the plants will have a… Continue reading
Closed circuit RO eliminates ERD
There are many well-known reasons for RO technology’s growth in seawater desalination applications, and the advent of a new breed of highly efficient… Continue reading
Flowserve to supply energy recovery units to Israel's desalination plant
Flowserve has announced that it has received a $10 million order for its Calder DWEER energy recovery units for the 500,000 m3/d (132 MGD) Sorek… Continue reading
H2ID will inaugurate Hadera
H2ID, – a consortium between IDE and Shikun & Binui (Housing and Construction), will inaugurate the Hadera Seawater Desalination Plant on 16 May. The… Continue reading
Another Ashdod project hurdle
The all-powerful Ministry of Finance - the ministry holding the country's purse strings - weighed in on the 100 million m3/yr (72.4 MGD) Ashdod… Continue reading
Caveat Emptor
As with other rapidly growing industries, desalination has attracted many would-be inventors who have clever ideas on how to make the process less… Continue reading
Big and bigger
In its last two issues, WDR has tried to explain the discrepancies in production capacities reported for several large-scale seawater desalination… Continue reading
EuroMed 2010 conference extends submission of abstracts
EuroMed 2010 has extended the deadline for submittal of abstracts for its October conference in Tel Aviv until 15 March. Abstracts can be submitted… Continue reading
A new number 1
With the pace at which large-scale seawater RO plants are being constructed - and expanded - it's difficult to keep track which plant has the largest… Continue reading
