Regional - Asia Pacific News

Sri Lanka: Jaffna Peninsula SWRO Plant

Sri Lanka’s National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) is expected to release a tender by the end of September for a 24,000 m3/d (6.3 MGD) SWRO plant to serve the Jaffna Peninsula in...

In brief: Solar photovoltaic power to be used in Aktau power and water project

India-based Empereal Energy will use solar photovoltaic (PV) power technology for a 50 MW power plant and SWRO technology for a 10,000 m3/d (2.6 MGD) desal plant rather than concentrated solar...

Bigger not always better (or necessary)

Many desalters regularly involved with large municipal or industrial desalination systems don’t realize how many thousands of smaller desal systems are installed in homes, pleasure boats and small...

Winners announced

Rajendra Singh—India’s “Water Man”—has been named the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, for his innovative efforts to improve water security in rural India, and for showing extraordinary courage...

In brief: Hydrochem grabs Yanbu Desal Plant contract

Hydrochem Saudi Ltd—a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore’s Hyflux Ltd—has been awarded a $48 million contract to supply ten modular SWRO systems, each with a capacity of 3,000...

In brief: Raffles Capital Group to acquire NanoSun

Australia-listed Raffles Capital Group has announced that it has made an offer to acquire the Singapore-based NanoSun, which has recently inked a $3 million joint venture with China...

People: Richard Wankmuller

Cardno Limited, an Australian-based infrastructure and environmental services company, has named Richard Wankmuller as CEO and managing director, effective on 29 June. He was most recently the...

Port to expand SWRO capacity

Adelaide-based Osmoflo has been awarded a contract to supply 4,500 m3/d (1.2 MGD) of desalted seawater to the Fortescue Metals Group facility at Port Hedland, in Western Australia’s Pilbara region....

More membrane Haute couture

Last week, WDR showcased Australia’s membrane fashion with two ensembles made from materials recycled from RO elements. Not to be outdone, Canada’s H2O Innovation submitted this photo of a dress...

Desalination Project News

Trinidad’s on-again, off-again plan to build more seawater desal and reuse capacity has mostly been off-again. However, in March, WASA announced that it would award a water recycling project...