Desalination Resources
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U.S. Drought Reshapes Thinking On Water Solutions
9/1/2015
California’s drought, increasing water consumption, and improving technology costs are sparking deployment of more advanced municipal and industrial solutions to address water stress across the U.S. The epicenter of change is across the U.S. Sunbelt, where wastewater reuse and desalination have been thrust into the spotlight as key solutions.
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Changxing Power Plant Debuts The World’s First Forward Osmosis-Based Zero Liquid Discharge Application
8/20/2015
Desalination Technology Transforms 650 m3/day of Abused Industrial Wastewater
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A Preview Of IDA World Congress 2015
8/19/2015
From August 30 to September 4, the International Desalination Association (IDA) will be hosting its biennial world congress in San Diego.
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ED vs. RO: The Benefits Of Electrodialysis For Desalination
8/11/2015
There is no doubt that reverse osmosis (RO) currently reigns among desalination techniques, if your metric is total number of installations. But a new competitor has arisen, at least for particular applications. If you have brackish water in the 2,000 to 15,000 ppm range of total dissolved solids (TDS), you may want to consider electrodialysis (ED) over RO.
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Desalination Serves Coastal Argentine City
6/30/2015
When a series of water crises in 2014 disrupted conventional utility services in the coastal Argentine city of Caleta Olivia, the city needed a way to ensure an uninterrupted water supply.
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Innovative Options For Brackish And Wastewater RO Concentrate Disposal
6/1/2015
In an era of inspired recycling and enviable reuse of industrial and manufacturing byproducts, the water treatment industry continues to search for innovative disposal options or, better yet, viable secondary use options for high TDS (total dissolved solids) RO (reverse osmosis) concentrate streams
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Keeping Innovation Afloat: The Desal Prize
5/8/2015
During the week of April 6th, five teams of engineers, innovators, and water experts convened at the Bureau of Reclamation’s Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility in New Mexico to compete in the Desal Prize.
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Desalination Innovation In The UAE
4/8/2015
A delegation of prominent UAE government and private sector representatives, organized by Masdar, will be attending the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu and Gyeongbuk, South Korea, from April 12 to 17. The delegation will showcase the country’s adoption of innovative technologies as a means to ensure a water secure future and address the inter-connected challenges of the energy-water nexus with the global community.
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New Frontiers In Desalination
4/7/2015
As persistent, widespread drought dominates headlines and decimates farmland, a competition held this month by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) turns to innovative desalination technologies for answers.
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A Roundup Of Energy, Water, And Climate Bills In The 84th Texas Legislative Session
4/2/2015
We’ve almost made it to the midway point of the 84th Session of the Texas Legislature. As many already know, the Texas Legislature only meets from January to May every other year, so a lot has to get done in these few months.