Water. Desalination + reuse
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OCTOBER DATE FOR 2013 IDA WORLD CONGRESS The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced on 5 April 2012 that its 2013 World Congress in Tianjin, China, will be themed Desalination: a promise for the future. The congress and its accompanying exhibition will be held on 19-25 October 2013 in the Tianjin Meijiang Convention & Exhibition Center. A call for papers was issued on 14 May 2012. IDA LAUNCHES ENERGY TASK FORCE IN MARSEILLE The International Desalination Association (IDA) has formed a global Energy Task Force whose goal is to achieve a 20% reduction in energy consumption in all major seawater desalination processes by 2015. The announcement was made on 10 April 2012 at the 6th World Water Forum held in Marseille, France. IDA presented the Task Force's goals and commitment to an overflow audience at its session entitled Desalination: The Sustainable Solution and Hope for Future Generations. "The reception for this program was beyond our expectations, with a standing-room-only audience and participation by many young people interested in strategies to enhance energy efficiency. All of this resulted in a very exciting dialog between the audience and panelists," said Leon Awerbuch, chairman of IDA's Energy Task Force Steering Committee. The IDA Energy Task Force will create a framework to encourage and promote strategies to further enhance energy efficiency in desalination processes, both thermal and membrane. It will be structured to include a network of experts from around the world to share best practices for energy efficiency in desalination. These professionals will represent utilities (end-users), desalination companies including suppliers, consultants, research & development institutions, academia, and IDA's Technical Programs Committee. Initial work by the Task Force includes establishing existing energy requirements for desalination processes and outlining specific targets for each process – The International Desalination Association (IDA) has announced details of its inaugural set of courses and faculty for the new IDA Desalination Academy, which will officially be launched in conjunction with the 2012 Singapore International Water Week. The courses will be presented on 4-5 July 2012 at the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, to be followed by a behind-the-scenes tour of the SingSpring Desalination Plant on 6 July. The Desalination Academy will offer eight half-day courses over two days – tailored to the participant's particular interest - with the option to choose two courses from Day 1 or Day 2, or four courses over both days. Course topics will range from in-depth examination of membrane and thermal technologies, to costing strategies and plant operations. The | 44 | Desalination & Water Reuse | May-June 2012 thermal, membrane and hybrid. The Task Force will look to the desalination industry to develop pilot and demonstration plants meeting the stated targets. The Task Force will support and build on existing initiatives by developing guidelines for reduction of energy in desalination processes. In addition, it will investigate further development and deployment of hybrid processes as well as the further use of alternative energy sources in desalination. IDA plans to organize a conference which its Energy and Environmental Task Forces will convene to discuss opportunities for enhancing energy efficiency in desalination. "Many desalination utilities and companies are already committed to significant reduction in energy. In fact, over the past two decades, energy requirements for desalination have been reduced by more than 50% and many new plants have been or are being designed to utilize renewable energy resources, with a long-term goal of significantly reducing or eliminating the use of fossil fuels," said Awerbuch. "The ultimate objective is to encourage the industry to implement these solutions in all desalination projects, using the best available technologies applicable to the location of the plants. It is the aim of the Task Force that the technology and the pilot and demonstration work will be adopted by water and power utilities and Independent Water Projects and Independent Water and Power Projects around the world," he continued. IDA ANNOUNCES FINAL ACADEMY DETAILS FOR SINGAPORE faculty members (master teachers) of the academy are leading experts in their fields, distinguished by their combination of theoretical and practical knowledge and experience. Master teachers for these inaugural courses are Lisa Henthorne, Dr Mark Wilf, Nikolay Voutchkov, David H Paul, Dr Corrado Sommariva and Leon Awerbuch. The IDA Academy is a global institute for specialized training in desalination and a higher school for special study in this field. IDA is actively engaged in pursuing accreditation for the Academy's courses. To register for the IDA Academy courses, download the registration form from the IDA website www.idadesal.org. The completed form can be faxed (+1 978 887 0411) or emailed to Nancy Pagels (npagels@idadesal.org). IDA&AFFILIATES