Recent News Stories

Bekaert completes pressure vessels for Spain's desalination plant

March 08, 2010

Bekaert Progressive Composites has finished production of 1,830 PROTEC pressure vessels for the 97,200 m3/d (26 MGD) Campo de Dalias seawater… Continue reading

Big and bigger

March 08, 2010

In its last two issues, WDR has tried to explain the discrepancies in production capacities reported for several large-scale seawater desalination… Continue reading

Danfoss launch new RO systems

March 08, 2010

Danfoss Sea Recovery has introduced a new line of seawater RO systems known as the Tasman Sea T-2 aimed at the oil and gas and commercial industries… Continue reading

Desal, reuse focus of water conference

March 08, 2010

FBR Capital Markets' Deane Dray told WDR that last week’s water investment conference was a big success, drawing 275 institutional investors. MWD CEO… Continue reading

Energy consumption in Gold Coast SWRO plant

March 08, 2010

After one year of operation, Australia’s 133 ML/d (35 MGD) Gold Coast SWRO Plant reports that its energy consumption is about 15 percent lower than… Continue reading

ERI results reflect 2009 financial crisis

March 08, 2010

One of the first tangible signs of the 2009 financial crisis' impact on the desalination market was evident in Energy Recovery Inc's (ERI) earnings… Continue reading

Mine drainage to undergo RO then ZLD

March 08, 2010

CONSOL Energy's Buchanan Coal Mine in southwest Virginia will be the first mine in North America to use a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) treatment… Continue reading

On or Off?

March 08, 2010

Aqualyng's plans to construct a 20,000 m3/d (5.3 MGD) seawater desalination plant in Nungua, near Accra, Ghana, have apparently been derailed. On… Continue reading

Osmoflo looks for a General Manager - Projects

March 08, 2010

Osmoflo is Australia's leading desalination company. As a result of our 40% per annum growth over the past decade, we are seeking a General Manager… Continue reading

Research center staff in place – EOIs called

March 08, 2010

Since it was established last year with A$20 million ($18 million) in federal funds and A$5 million ($4.5 million) from the Western Australia state… Continue reading

Sabine Lattemann receives PhD award

March 08, 2010

Sabine Lattemann has completed the public defense of her thesis Development of an Environmental Impact Assessment and Decision Support System for… Continue reading

Second BVI water agreement signed

March 08, 2010

Just two weeks after making a 16-year deal to purchase 2.3 MIGD (2.8 MGD) of desalted seawater from Biwater, the British Virgin Islands (BVI… Continue reading

UF manufacture moves to Hungary

March 08, 2010

GE Water will relocate its ZeeWeed UF membrane product manufacturing from Burlington, Canada, to its plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The facility, which… Continue reading

Victaulic introduce new 'installation-ready' technology

March 08, 2010

Victaulic has introduced its Style 177 QuickVic flexible coupling to the water and desal markets. The ‘installation-ready’ technology is available in… Continue reading

Where are they now?

March 08, 2010

With one more slot left to fill, planning for this year’s Technology Idol event – to be held in Paris the 26th of April (www.watermeetsmoney.com… Continue reading