Desalination News

1. Fluence Secures US$7.6 Million NIROBOX™ Order In Egypt
   10/18/2018

   Fluence Corporation Limited (ASX: FLC) is pleased to announce that it has signed contracts totaling US$7.6 million through its Egyptian joint venture entity The International Co. for Water Services & Infrastructure (IWSI) to supply three separate NIROBOX™ Smart Packaged seawater desalination plants to projects owned by the Egyptian Ministry of Housing.

2. Ben-Gurion University Researchers Participate In Trilateral Workshop On Water Challenges And Solutions With University Of Chicago And Northwestern University
   10/12/2018

   A trilateral collaboration hosted by the University of Chicago (UChicago) on Oct. 8, with researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Northwestern University, met to develop new ideas and solutions to some of the world’s most pressing water-related problems.

3. GreenBlu Begins $1.6M U.S. Department Of Energy Award To Commercialize Adsorption Desalination Technology
   10/1/2018

   GreenBlu, Inc., a water technology company commercializing a new thermal distillation technology, Vapor Adsorption Distillation with Energy Recycling (VADER), announced it is beginning its $1,600,000 award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO).

4. San Quintin Project Commences Construction
   10/1/2018

   Fluence Corporation Limited is pleased to announce that construction has commenced on the desalination plant in San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico.

5. World-First Major Desalination Field Study Finds Minimal Marine Impact
   9/20/2018

   Highly saline flows from the Sydney Desalination Plant will not affect surrounding marine life as commonly believed, a major new study led by UNSW Sydney shows.

6. 3D Electron Microscopy Uncovers The Complex Guts Of Desalination Membranes
   9/17/2018

   Careful sample preparation, electron tomography and quantitative analysis of 3D models provides unique insights into the inner structure of reverse osmosis membranes widely used for salt water desalination wastewater recycling and home use, according to a team of chemical engineers.

7. Condensation Enhancement: Toward Practical Energy And Water Applications
   9/17/2018

   Condensation heat transfer plays an essential role in the efficiency of various energy-intensive industrial technologies including power generation, energy utilization, water desalination and harvesting, air-conditioning, and thermal management of electronics.

8. CPUC Approves Desalination Project
   9/14/2018

   The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) yesterday voted to approve the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project, a desalination project on the coast near Monterey. California American Water, a publicly traded utility company, is expected to complete the project by 2021.

9. Bureau Of Reclamation Launches Funding Opportunity For 2019 Desalination And Water Purification Research Program
   9/12/2018

   The Bureau of Reclamation is making the 2019 funding opportunity for the Desalination and Water Purification Research Program.

10. IDE Technologies Launches MAXH2O For Increased Brine Recovery Of Brackish Water Desalination Plants
    8/20/2018

    IDE Technologies, a world leader in desalination and water treatment solutions, today announced the launch of its brine desalter technology, MAXH2O, which aims to effectively reduce brine reject from brackish water desalination plants by ensuring a more durable and efficient process.