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H2O Innovation Inc. (“H2O Innovation” or the “Corporation”) (TSX-V:HEO) is proud to announce it recently obtained its ISO 9001:2015 certification, ensuring quality management, from design to manufacturing, of all its products and components for water treatment systems.
This is a major milestone in its strategic positioning with the major players of the desalination industry.

By 2025, the international desalination market is expected to reach $27 B, representing a 103% increase compared to 2016, mainly driven by rapid industrialization, population growth and depletion of freshwater bodies.
The Middle East & Africa are the largest markets and are expected to maintain […]

The first highly cost-effective solar powered desalination plant in South Africa will be commissioned by the end of October 2018 at Witsand, Hessequa Municipality, Western Cape.
The project was initiated by Prof. Erwin Schwella, Professor of Public Leadership at Stellenbosch and Tilburg Universities with the Municipality of Hessequa.

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Oman National Engineering and Investment Company (ONEIC) has been awarded the operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Shaleem and Al Hallaniyat Island power and desalination plant in Oman.

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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed an agreement worth about US$52.5mn with GE Power to upgrade gas turbines at the Jebel Ali Power & Desalination E Station.

GE Power will begin work on the upgrade in Q1 2019 and complete the project in Q1 2021.

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Japanese companies Hitachi Ltd and Toray Industries Inc have been commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to implement a demonstration project for an energy-saving seawater reverse osmosis (RO) system in Saudi Arabia.

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„A low pressure multi-stage high recovery seawater RO system developed by Hitachi and low-pressure seawater RO membranes developed by Toray will be used. The RO system features RO membrane vessels installed in multiple stages, which ienables control of the flow rate and pressure of the feed-water. This maximizes the performance of the RO membranes, ensuring high efficiency. An energy recovery device will reduce […]

Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation of Taiwan has selected Veolia Water Technologies’ HPD® evaporator technology to upgrade its Hualien Mill in Taiwan.

This upgrade requires raising the capacity and heavy black liquor concentration of the black liquor evaporator trains, in order to meet the future production of the fiber line.

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Russian plans for construction of a $180 Million USD desalination project in Iran have been put on hold after the Russian construction company withdrew from the deal last week, citing the tightening of US sanctions against Iran.Com.

The plant was planned to produce 200,000 cubic meters per day of purified water for use by Iranian government institutions and agriculture

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The City of Cape Town says its three desalination plants are expected to deliver water into the system in May.

The plants have been delayed since February. Mayoral committee member Xanthea Limberg says construction and water quality testing at the plants have been completed. (link)