Reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment specialist, Desalitech, has sold a 4Ml/d ReFlex RO
system to Pall Corporation. It is the first major project awarded under the recently forged
partnership between the two firms.
San Luis county pledges US$ 900,000 for plans tap into nuclear plant desalination
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors has committed US$ 900,000 to
planning and permitting for a proposal to expand Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s reverse
osmosis desalination plant to supply South County residents.
EPA funds water reuse studies
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has committed US$ 3.3 million to funding for
research into water reuse and conservation.
Seawater desalination protest tide grows
Hermosa Beach has joined a “growing tide of opposition” to the West Basin Municipal Water
District’s proposed US$ 300 million ocean water desalination for El Segundo according to local
newspaper The Daily Breeze.
Chile mine desalination agreement
Mining firm, White Mountain Titanium Corporation has secured a US$ 2 million debt funding
agreement with private equity firm Nexo which included an exclusive development rights
agreement relating to a desalination plant proposed for White Mountain’s Cerro Banco mine in
Chile.
Santa Barbara forced to rethink subsurface intake plan
The city of Santa Barbara has decided to rethink plans to install a subsurface ocean intake for a desalination plant expansion after a study revealed that the process would either be infeasible or inadequate.
Waterleau Group acquires Ecovation and Krofta Technologies
Expansion into North American market positions company as a single-source for customized anaerobic, aerobic and membrane wastewater solutions.
Stantec to acquire MWH
Stantec will acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of MWH for a purchase price of approximately US$793 million.
Booths supermarket cuts energy costs with 250kWp solar array
Supermarket chain Booths has turned to solar PV to help reduce its energy bills after it installed an array on its cold store distribution centre near Preston.
Potato producer peels back energy costs with 681kWp rooftop plant
Cheshire-based renewable energy developer and energy cost reduction company Renewables 4 Business has completed the installation of a 681kWp rooftop solar power plant for a potato producer in north Lincolnshire.