May 07
TweetA professor at Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, who has co-authored a book on a technology widely used in desalination and production of drinking water in the GCC region, said modifications in membrane separation technology will help cut costs of doing business. “Membrane modification techniques are aimed at increasing the efficiency and …
Jun 14
Tweet The City of Cape Town will issue a tender for a feasibility study of a large-scale seawater desalination plant within the next month, the Department of Water Affairs has revealed. The department says the proposed study comes against the backdrop of strong population growth, which has placed considerable strain on the Western Cape’s water …
Sep 10
TweetSaudi Arabia’s newest purification plant will use state-of-the-art solar technology. Saudi Arabia meets much of its drinking water needs by removing salt and other minerals from seawater. Now the country plans to use one of its most abundant resources to counter its fresh-water shortage: sunshine and solar energy. Saudi Arabia’s national research agency, King Abdulaziz …
Apr 16
TweetA British company has created an irrigation system that can grow crops using salt water. The dRHS (Dutyion Root Hydration System) irrigation system consists of a network of sub-surface pipes, which can be filled with almost any water, whether pure, brackish, salted or polluted. The system can even take most industrial waste-water and use it …
Mar 21
TweetWorld expert warns of heavy metals & industrial chemicals in discharge The common misconception that the brine stream byproduct of desalination is ‘just salt’ has been challenged by warnings of heavy metals and industrial chemicals in the discharge. Comprehensive Environmental Effects Statements must completed before any desalination plant can be constructed anywhere on Australia’s coastline & the …
