Water. Desalination + reuse
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BUSINESS of the engineering services of Bob J Johnson & Associates (BJJA). BJJA has been occupied with the design and deployment of customized water-processing systems throughout the world for over 35 years. ���Our research, and our teaming with BJJA, have given STW the intellectual property to deploy some of the most efficient and economical systems being used today,��� stated Maddox. ���Based on source water specifics and certified results from STW���s water processing pilot operations for various oil & gas producers in West Texas, STW is able to customize water processing systems to meet specifications desired by producers.��� STW���s future growth is based on five models: Oil & Gas Industry: Reclamation of produced and/or flow back water to required specifications for on-site reuse. Contaminant removal systems for hydrogen sulfides, sulfates and other contaminants in source waters. Owner-operator model with perbarrel charge revenue stream. Brackish Water Facility: Reclaim brackish water to specifications necessary for reuse in the well drilling and completion processes. Owner-operator model with per-barrel charge, comparable to local fresh water prices, as a revenue stream. Integrated Systems - Sales and Consulting: Consultation on the design and construction of water-reclamation systems and ancillary equipment. One-time sales fee model, and consultation is a recurring revenue stream based on contract. Municipalities: Consultation and build-out of large-scale desalination projects, including well development of on-site brackish water sources and evaporation ponds. Recurring fee-based revenue stream. Salt Water Disposal and Fresh Water Facilities: Implementation of disposal site processes and technologies to reclaim produced/flow back water and/or brackish water for reuse. Partnering model for disposal and reclamation. Monetization by owner-operator model with per-barrel rates for both disposal and reclamation. SUgar SolUtIoN for mEmSyS mD Memsys of Singapore has signed an exclusive global agreement with Concord Enviro of India for use of its membrane distillation (MD) system to treat molasses wastewater from the sugar industry. The patented thermal vacuum-driven multi-effect MD system (V-MEMD) is able to treat different feed waters and can use waste heat from industry to provide a high quality distillate. Over several months, Concord Enviro has been testing the system with different feeds exposing it to high total dissolved solids and high chemical and biological oxygen demand, before deciding to partner memsys at a global level. Concord Enviro, through its subsidiaries Rochem Separation Systems (India) Pvt Ltd and Concord Blue Technologies Pvt Ltd, has been active in industrial wastewater and solid-waste recycling for over 20 years. With installations in over 100 alcohol/ethanol/yeast based facilities and 500 recycling system in total, Concord Enviro provides an attractive partner for memsys to move fast to develop a global market for this use. Prerak Goel, director of Concord Enviro, says, ���With zero liquid discharge an emerging need, the memsys technology enables us to provide clean, simple and energy-efficient solutions to industries to reduce overall cost of recycling. Energy is one of the main inputs here, and the ability of multi-effect design in 6-10 effects even at low capacities is a significant game-changer.��� Between now and the first half of 2013, memsys and Concord | 14 | Desalination & Water Reuse | November-December 2012 BUSINESS will work together to set up the first large-scale field-test system in India, followed by another outside India. Concord Enviro will design, integrate and maintain the systems, and memsys will provide the core process modules and engineering support Elsewhere, Memsys Tec AG is operating a solar thermal driven membrane distillation plant in cooperation with the Spanish water supplier AGBAR at ITC Pozo Izquierdo in the Canary Islands. The ITC (Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias) represents an institution from the Spanish government where new technologies in the field of renewable and alternative energies are being tested. Similar to the Singaporean Marina Barrage Unit this is memsys��� second approach towards units designed for disaster applications. At this location fresh water is produced out of seawater from the Atlantic Ocean by using solar thermal power. The memsys unit is placed in a 20-foot container which is connected to a field of 12 kW solar thermal collectors. A buffer tank stores the solar energy and allows running the unit even after sunset about 10-12 hours a day. Depending on the intensity of the sun approximately 500 liters of freshwater can be produced per day. SEprotEch to acqUIrE caNaDIaN coNSUltaNt Canadian membrane water treatment and reuse provider Seprotech Systems Incorporated has reached agreement to acquire 100% of WESA Group Inc, a professional services company with eight North American offices and one in El Salvador. WESA, which focusses on environmental earth sciences, water resources, waste management, occupational health, safety and hygiene, and renewable energy, announced the agreement on 24 September 2012. Seprotech is a provider of engineered water and wastewater treatment solutions, including reverse-osmosis water purification systems, RotorDisk�� biological sewage treatment package plants and CrystalBlue��� membrane-based water recycling systems. The combined entity is expected to be a leading provider of earth science and environmental engineering services, and wastewater and water treatment systems. The intent is to build an integrated product and service organization that provides intelligent solutions to complex environmental problems both in Canada and abroad. The CEO of the new entity will be William M Touzel, who is presently president of WESA. CORPORATEPEOPLE IDE makEs thrEE sEnIor appoIntmEnts major desalination company IDE technologies Ltd announced three major appointments in september. most significant of these was the appointment of mark Lambert as chief executive officer of IDE americas. With more than 30 years of experience as a senior-level executive and expertise in the water, renewable energy and environmental services industries, Lambert replaces kent turner, former general manager of IDE americas, who is going into private business. prior to joining IDE, Lambert was vice president of corporate development at hydration technology Innovations, leading corporate business development and strategic consulting initiatives, including investment evaluations, merger and acquisition activities, and the development of business platforms for expansion into new markets. he also served as managing partner of Water Industry solutions LLC, where he achieved a total merger and acquisition value of Us$ 50 million over a two-year period. In addition, Lambert was chief operating officer of test america, an environmental testing firm, where he was responsible for the profit and loss management of the analytical testing division, with annual revenue of $350 million and 2,500 employees. ��� Also announced was the appointment of Orlando Carre��o as IDE���s new regional director of sales and business development for south america. With more than 22 years of business development, sales and serviceProject1 19/10/11 10:06 am Page 1 related experience and expertise in the environmental and water treatment fields, IDE says Carre��o is set to achieve significant growth for the company���s business in south america. Prior to joining IDE, Carre��o was the director of sales and business development for the americas at aquatech International. ��� Sanjeev Sharma has been appointed head of marketing for IDE technologies Ltd in the Indian region. sharma was previously head of Chennai operations for hyflux Ltd of singapore. moorE takEs ovEr EngInEErIng for moDErn WatEr Brian moore has left thames Water to become modern Water���s new engineering manager as part of the Uk membrane desalination company���s planned growth in its engineering department. moore is a chartered chemical engineer with over 20 years of experience in municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment, having previously worked in senior technical and management positions for client, contracting and consulting organisations. DoUg BarnEs joIns nanoh2o as opEratIng ChIEf Doug Barnes has joined desalination membrane manufacturer nanoh2o as chief operating officer from digital display company planar. prior to joining nanoh2o, Barnes spent 25 years in high volume manufacturing with planar, serving in various positions including vice president of global operations and general manager, during which he was responsible for establishing commercial and manufacturing operations in Europe and asia. NEw carlSBaD hq for poSEIDoN The company developing the Carlsbad seawater desalination plant, Poseidon Resources, has moved its West Coast headquarters from downtown San Diego to the City of Carlsbad. The company���s new address will be 5780 Fleet St, Suite 140, Carlsbad, CA. The company���s email remains the same, but the telephone number has changed to +1 858 663 8838. NEw hq for coNvErgENcE Bv Convergence BV, manufacturer of the OSMO Inspector for membrane testing, has moved to a new headquarters, which includes more production space, warehouse space and offices. From 1 December 2012, the company���s new address is: Euregioweg 283, 7532 SM Enschede, The Netherlands. vISIt oNlINE desalination.biz November-December 2012| Desalination & Water Reuse | 15 |