Desalination News
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IDRA And The Water Center At The University Of Pennsylvania Sign Collaboration Agreement To Advance Water Sector Leadership, Research, And Careers
4/27/2026
The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) and The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania have signed a one-year collaboration agreement to formalize a partnership between two of the sector’s most active platforms for research, workforce development, and water industry leadership.
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IDRA Welcomes Professor Nidal Hilal, One Of The Most Influential Researchers In The History Of Desalination And Membrane Science As Special Advisor
4/8/2026
The International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Nidal Hilal, Director of the NYUAD Water Research Center and Global Network Professor at New York University, as Special Advisor to IDRA.
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Houston's Rice WaTER Institute And Israel's IDE Technologies Collaborate To Advance Water Treatment Solutions
3/24/2026
IDE Technologies, a world leader in desalination and advanced water treatment solutions, and Rice University’s Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute, a multidisciplinary center advancing innovative water treatment technologies, energy transitions and resilient infrastructure, are proud to announce their strategic collaboration.
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A Large Scale Solution With A Small Footprint
3/23/2026
A large scale solution with a small footprint, The NIROBOX family offers the most flexible and intelligent range of water treatment solutions on the market.
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Research Group Co-Led By UC Irvine Develops First-Of-Its-Kind Ion Pump
3/16/2026
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Israel’s Tel Aviv University and other institutions have developed a first-of-its-kind membrane through which charged molecules pass using nothing more than a rapidly switching low-voltage signal.
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Sunvapor's Pilot Desalination Facility Purifies Oilfield Water In The Permian Basin
3/16/2026
Sunvapor, Inc., a leading developer of low-carbon industrial process plants, and Southeast New Mexico College (SENMC) have commenced joint operations of the country's first solar desalination facility located at a commercial salt water disposal well.
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Energy Recovery Unveils Next Generation Pressure Exchanger Designed For The World's Leading Desalination Plants
3/9/2026
Energy Recovery, a global leader in energy-efficient technology enabling affordable, reliable water and reduced emissions, today announced the launch of the PX Q650 Pressure Exchanger, a next-generation energy recovery device (ERD) designed to meet the scale, efficiency, and reliability requirements of the desalination industry.
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DuPont Water Solutions Expands Data-Driven WAVE PRO Design Tool With Reverse Osmosis And Nanofiltration
3/3/2026
DuPont Water Solutions today announced the expansion of Water Application Value Engine (WAVE PRO), its advanced online water treatment modeling tool, with the addition of reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) capabilities.
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Aquafortus And GS E&C Sign Collaboration Agreement To Advance Secondary Battery Wastewater Treatment In The Republic of Korea
3/2/2026
Aquafortus, a global leader in advanced brine concentration technology, today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with GS Engineering & Construction Corp. to develop and commercialize wastewater treatment solutions utilizing Aquafortus' proprietary ABX™ Technology for the secondary battery industrial wastewater sector in the Republic of Korea.
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AMTA Releases New Guideline On Membrane System Safety And Reliability
2/16/2026
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) today announced the initial release of its Guideline for Membrane System Safety and Reliability (G-002), a comprehensive resource designed to reduce safety risks and improve long-term reliability of membrane separation and desalination facilities.