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Cogentrix Energy to Save More Than 3 Million Gallons of Water Annually with GE Technology and Expertise
GE (NYSE: GE) is honoring Cogentrix Energy, LLC today with a GE ecomagination Leadership Award for achievements in water reuse. Cogentrix’s 120-megawatt power plant in Battleboro, N.C. has implemented a solution to conserve an estimated 3 million gallons of water [...]
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Toray Membrane USA has introduced two new low pressure brackish models of TMG20-400C and TMG20-430C reverse osmosis membrane elements.
The new products feature a new permeate tube design that standardizes permeate tube dimensions without the need for special adaptors when replacing competitor elements.
Toray also offers new 34 mil brine spacer for models of TM720N-400 high rejection brackish elements [...]
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| Tagged brackish models, membrane elements, micro-filtration membrane, osmosis membrane, reverse osmosis membrane, ultra-filtration
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One of the world’s largest river water desalination plants has opened in Catalonia, Spain. Operated by Aigues Ter-Llobregat and GE Water, the desalination plant is based near Barcelona.
The Catalonia area of Spain is a particualrly arid area and has a history of using desalination technology with its river water. The plant uses advanced electrodialysis reversal (EDR) [...]
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One of the largest power producers in the U.S. has selected Siemens Water Technologies to provide a system to treat wastewater from a Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) scrubber being constructed at a power plant in the eastern U.S.
Siemens Water Technologies explains that the installation of the wet scrubber will significantly reduce emissions of mercury and sulphur [...]
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| Tagged scrubber wastewater, wastewater, wastewater treatment, wastewater treatment system, Water Technologies
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Finnish company Finnchain Oy has developed a new surface scum removal system with reduced water consumption and no energy-consuming devices.
Finnchain says that it has introduced the system as an alternative to rectangular sedimentation tanks that use traditional scum skimming with a scum pipe, which require a considerable quantity of water to carry the scum in the [...]
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| Tagged scum removal system, surface scum, surface scum removal, wastewater treatment, water consumption
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Water treatment and storage specialist Pentair Inc, today announced details of a strategic alliance with Nano Terra Inc, a surface engineering and nanotechnology company.
Water treatment and storage specialist Pentair Inc, announced details of a strategic alliance with Nano Terra Inc, a surface engineering and nanotechnology company.
The purpose to the alliance is to develop new solutions for water [...]
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| Tagged nanotechnology, solutions for water, water management, Water treatment
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The South African water industry is manifesting a growing demand for peristaltic dosing technology, according to Watson-Marlow Pumps Group, reflecting continued economic growth in that region.
“Companies that might, in the past, have installed progressive cavity, centrifugal and double diaphragm pumps are instead opting for peristaltic technology,” said Nico van Schalkwyk for Watson-Marlow Bredel SA. “The South [...]
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| Tagged peristaltic pumps, peristaltic technology, pumps, water industry
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Christophe Salles of Borealis AG takes us through the decision making process behind selecting the right material for large diameter water distribution mains, considering life cycle costing and installation costs.
Introduction
In most European countries today polyethylene (PE) piping systems are well established as the most popular material for small and medium sized water distribution mains. However for [...]
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Everpure has developed a reverse osmosis (RO) system which reportedly produces significantly less water waste than other systems.
With conventional RO systems, nearly four gallons of water go to drain for every gallon of pure product quality water produced, the company claims. The MRS-Envi-RO however, can produce up to four gallons of pure product water for every [...]
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After millennia of evolution, water filtration technologies face many challenges, from increasing demand to new contaminants. But perhaps the biggest challenge is reducing the environmental footprint of water treatment systems. Jim Lauria of Amiad Filtration Systems discusses the past, present and future of water filtration.
A perfect storm
Water filtration is an ancient practice, but demand for clean [...]
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