New drinking water systems in Myanmar

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The companies will embark on the so-called EPC business, which designs plants, procures materials and builds under a contract. Wellthy has an advantage of being able to freely adjust treatment processes and devices that will be incorporated into a system according to the quality of drinking water and water sources.

Myanmar is the third country for the Wellthy’s overseas water treatment-related business, followed by Kenya and Vietnam.

In Myanmar, the companies will use the Yangon River which runs near the city as the water source. The river water will be filtered through hollow fiber membranes for purification and […]

New drinking water systems in MyanmarDME GmbH2017-07-07T11:18:58+02:00

A new study by a Murdoch researcher may help keep desalination plants flowing

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first benchmarking study of the bacterial build up on the filtration membranes of a full-scale desalination plant.

This problem, known as biofouling, is estimated to cost the worldwide industry US$15 billion each year.

Ms Veena examined the bacteria living on the membranes on 14 reverse osmosis units in the Perth seawater Desalination Plant in Rockingham after seven years of operation and compared them to the unused units waiting in the plant for installation.

This was the first ever study to examine the bacterial communities present on the unused membranes. The study has been published in npj Biofilms and […]

A new study by a Murdoch researcher may help keep desalination plants flowingDME GmbH2017-07-07T10:58:27+02:00

Chennai Water Crisis: It is Time You Know What is Happening – India

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facing the brunt of the worst drought Tamil Nadu has seen in over 140 years. A city that was receiving 830 million litres of water a day (MLD), has now been left reeling with a supply of a mere 470 MLD. Metrowater authorities, when questioned about the severe shortage, threw their hands up and blamed the lack of monsoon rains.

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Chennai Water Crisis: It is Time You Know What is Happening – IndiaDME GmbH2017-07-07T10:53:41+02:00

Patmos and Arki in the eastern Aegean have achieved water autonomy with the creation of desalination units

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The units were acquired in 2012 but then the plan was abandoned. Work to set up and operate them, along with the refinery and accompanying projects got under way again in December 2016 and was completed in early June 2017. The capacity of each unit reaches 240,000 cubic meters of drinking water per year — enough to meet the needs of Patmos and Arki.

It is estimated the project will save the state 1.2 million euros on average annually from the transport of water to the two islands and increase the water available to locals and tourists. The […]

Patmos and Arki in the eastern Aegean have achieved water autonomy with the creation of desalination unitsDME GmbH2017-07-03T11:01:14+02:00

Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plant

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Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plant for drinking water and irrigation, following the signing of Phase One of the €309-million ($352.9 million) project.

The project will be developed by Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, in the Agadir region in partnership with the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and BMCE Bank.

The project involves the construction of a plant with a 275,000-cu-m total production capacity of desalinated water per day which…

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Morocco will soon be home to the world’s largest renewable energy-run desalination plantDME GmbH2017-07-03T10:56:52+02:00

Smart Electrodialysis

EDDI – Eletrodialysis Desalinator for Desalination

Smart Electrodialysis
Electrodialysis is a method of desalination where you use electricity to move the ions of a salt into different channels of water in a parallel stack of flat channels. It has benefits over reverse osmosis in that it doesn’t use plumping systems that need to be watertight under high pressure, and has a longer maintenance schedule.

By using electrodialysis, the system can also be made „smarter“ by supplying a specific amount of power to get a specific salinity. This method is especially useful to farmers who often have a financial tradeoff […]

Smart ElectrodialysisDME GmbH2017-07-03T11:08:11+02:00

Teureres Trinkwasser noch aufzuhalten?

Seit 25 Jahren ist das Trinkwasser beim Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischen Wasserverband (OOWV) preisstabil. Das könnte sich jedoch bald ändern, wenn weiterhin so viel Nitrat ins Grundwasser gelangt.

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„Ich habe den Eindruck, dass viele Landwirte gedanklich schon sehr viel weiter sind als mancher Spitzenfunktionär in Berlin. Aber wenn der Stickstoff-Eintrag so hoch bleibt wie zurzeit, werden wir ein Mehrfaches dieser Summe für die Folgen aufwenden müssen“, fürchtet Specht. Allerdings will sich der OOWV-Geschäftsführer nicht festlegen, in welchem Zeitraum der Wasserpreis steigen werde, weil dies von vielen verschiedenen Faktoren abhänge. Aber er macht eine einfache Rechnung auf: „Wenn 80 Millionen Kubikmeter Wasser […]

Teureres Trinkwasser noch aufzuhalten?DME GmbH2017-07-03T17:03:07+02:00

Large-scale dual-mode desalination plant in Singapore can treat both seawater and freshwater

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The first of its kind in Singapore, the Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant will be a large-scale dual-mode desalination plant in Singapore that can treat both seawater and freshwater. Depending on wet or dry weather conditions, water is channelled either from the Marina Reservoir or the sea to the plant, where it will be treated.

The plant also achieves multiple uses of land, with underground treatment facilities and 20,000 square metres (sqm) of open green space on the rooftop for community recreation.

Slated for completion by 2020, the Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant will feature a sleek modern […]

Large-scale dual-mode desalination plant in Singapore can treat both seawater and freshwaterDME GmbH2017-06-29T12:45:22+02:00

Stone quarries in Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur and the two desalination plants in the city are the primary sources of drinking water now. Chennai – India

Drinking water supply to Chennai slashed by 50% as Tamil Nadu braces for worst drought in 140 years.

Drinking water supply to Chennai has been slashed by 50% as Tamil Nadu stares at its worst drought in 140 years. Water supply officials told NDTV that the capital city, which requires 830 million litres of water per day, has been receiving only half of it for the past few days.

To make matters worse, the four main reservoirs around Chennai – Poondi, Red Hills, Cholavaram and Chembarambakkam – are all running dry, which means piped water for drinking is being […]

Stone quarries in Kancheepuram and Thiruvallur and the two desalination plants in the city are the primary sources of drinking water now. Chennai – IndiaDME GmbH2017-06-28T10:44:11+02:00

ERONGO governor Cleophas Mutjavikua said the regional council through the Erongo water forum wants to acquire the Erongo desalination plant, or erect another plant – Namibia

Erongo, especially the coast, has the least rainfall in Namibia, with the traditional supply from the Omdel and Kuiseb schemes not properly replenished for several years.
Mutjavikua, however, did not elaborate on the terms involved in “acquiring” the N$3 billion dollar plant.
President Hage Geingob’s Harambee Prosperity Plan has plans to build a desalination plant with a capacity of producing 25 million cubic metre per year capacity by the end of 2019.
Having such a plant is a “non-debatable option”, agriculture minister John Mutorwa has said.
Areva Resources, which owns the Trekkopje mine, and Rio Tinto, which owns […]

ERONGO governor Cleophas Mutjavikua said the regional council through the Erongo water forum wants to acquire the Erongo desalination plant, or erect another plant – NamibiaDME GmbH2017-06-27T11:13:00+02:00