Desalination
Desalination is projected to increase as a source of drinking water in the coming years.
Axial piston pump technology helps to save energy and costs.
How an OEM helped reduce energy emissions at a desalination plant and increase efficiency at a hydroelectric plant.
Common factors of membrane failure and how to maximize life.
A primary concern in selecting materials for seawater applications is resistance to corrosion.
Understand considerations of pre-treating with filtration, not chemicals.
High-pressure reverse osmosis pumps can help to save energy and cost.
BOSTON, Mass. – After close consultation with Australian Government partners and based on the government's vaccination and border reopening four-stage plan, the 2022 IDA World Congress scheduled for May 29-June 2, 2022 has been postponed.
BOSTON - IDA announced that, at this year’s World Congress Gala Dinner in Dubai, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019, it will be honoring the efforts of selected companies, organizations, and even cities with new awards. The nomination period for these awards is now open. Those who challenge themselves to innovate and meet the increasing demands for municipal and industrial water needs, will be acknowledged for their exceptional contributions to the Desalination and Water Reuse Sectors.
Expense and high energy use are some of the main hurdles.
VALENCIA, SPAIN – Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of DowDuPont Safety & Construction division, won the 2018 International Desalination Association (IDA) Award for Industry Technology and Innovation Leader in Water Reuse and Conservation. The award recognizes Minimal Liquid Discharge (MLD), an innovative wastewater management approach that helps industry move beyond a linear “take, make and dispose” model to a world in which raw materials are continuously recycled and reused.
IDA holds World Congress in Brazil
Topsfield, Mass., US and Oxford, UK – According to new data released by the International Desalination Association (IDA) and Global Water Intelligence, the global desalination market continues to grow, marking the fourth year of continued growth following a slowdown in the mid-2000s.
Highlights of the 30th Worldwide Desalting Inventory, published by GWI DesalData in association with the IDA follow. Please note that data is reported as of June 30 of each year.
According to the World Resources Institute, Bahrain is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world and will continue to be through at least 2040. To save as much water as possible in the production of oil and eliminate the need to deliver water via tanker truck, the Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. (Bapco) is using GE's advanced mobile water technology to convert seawater into usable, highly pure source water at the Awali refinery.
If you live in the developed world, safe water is usually just a faucet-turn away. And yet, global warming, drought conditions and population growth in coming decades could change that, ushering in an era of uncertain access to water.
The future of desalination will require a combination of experienced-based design and environmentally friendly technologies.
TOPSFIELD, Ma, (Aug. 16, 2016)—The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced today that PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency, will be the host for the 2016-17 IDA Fellowship Program.
A facility in this island nation installed new technologies to meet continuous high water demand without changing the building’s footprint.
TREVOSE, Pennsylvania (July 8, 2016)—The Algerian Energy Company’s Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant, operated by GE, has been awarded a 2016 Impact Award by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. government's development finance institution. OPIC’s Impact Awards recognize exceptional achievement in international private-sector development.