Australia
Desal plant EES on public exhibition
Last week, the Environment Effects Statement (EES) for Victoria's planned 411 ML/d (108 MGD) Victorian Desalination Project was made available for… Continue reading
Mining facility to get SWRO
Yet another large-scale seawater desalination project has been awarded in Australia. Israel's IDE Technologies announced last week that it has… Continue reading
Wind-powered agreement signed
Babcock and Brown Wind Partners has signed a 20-year agreement with Sydney Water - the state-owned water utility for New South Wales - to supply… Continue reading
EOI sought for another SWRO
Another large-scale seawater desalination project is set to move forward in Australia. The South Australia Government issued a request for… Continue reading
'Carbon-neutral' claim clarified
Water Corporation's Perth Seawater Desalination Plant was the first large-scale desal facility to rely on renewable energy. The plant is actually… Continue reading
Rob Heilbronn and Mike Pankratz's new offices
Rob Heilbronn formerly of Acciona and CH2M Hill, has reactivated his consultancy Water & Waste Solutions and is advising one of the potential bidding… Continue reading
Bigger, heavier elements easy-to-install
As large-diameter membrane elements are being considered for more projects, questions have been raised about the increased difficulty of handling the… Continue reading
Neil Palmer joined Osmoflo
Osmoflo has announced the appointment of Neil Palmer as General Manager Technical Services. He was formerly the chief engineer at United Utilities… Continue reading
EOIs sought for county's largest SWRO
Victoria's state government has invited expressions of interest (EOI) for teams interested in participating in a seawater desalination project with… Continue reading
A desal discharge menagerie
A new video of the Perth SWRO concentrate outfall has been shown at several recent conferences. The video shows one of 40 diffuser nozzles after 1… Continue reading