News & Events
Open Day, Saturday February 25
January 25th, 2012
The newly opened venue for the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia will be offering guided tours during its first public Open Day on Saturday February 25, between 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
NCEDA International Desalination Intakes and Outfalls Workshop, Adelaide, May 16-17, 2012
December 8th, 2011
In our fourth research workshop, to be held in Adelaide in May 2012, international and national researchers and industry leaders will present current best practice in seawater intakes and discharges, examine case studies, and consider challenges for future research. The workshop will appeal to seawater desal plant designers, constructors and operators, universities and research organisations, federal, state and local government, water utilities, consultants, and environmental regulators.
Feature Article: Australia a leader in dealing with climate variability
January 25th, 2012
We cannot ‘climate proof’ our infrastructure. We can better understand the risks we face and plan for extreme events such as the millennium drought or the Queensland floods. The latter highlighted the importance of understanding the consequences of building in flood prone areas. Having to cope with such variability poses many challenges for our governments. The investment needed is much greater than other countries with more stable and predictable weather patterns. Nick Apostolidis, Global Development Leader at GHD asks how do we build climate resilience into water infrastructure, transportation and energy networks, buildings and communication systems?
Red Tide workshop in Muscat, Oman on February 8-9, 2012
January 11th, 2012
The NCEDA, MEDRC, and KAUST are jointly organising an expert workshop on the dangers for desalination plants of harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called “red tides”, to be held at MEDRC in Muscat, Oman, on February 8-9, 2012.
Funding Round 4 is now open for Expressions of Interest
November 28th, 2011
The EOI form and funding guidelines are now available for download. Funding Round 4 seeks projects targeted at gaps in the Roadmap topics, and projects addressing specific needs raised by industry. EOIs are due Monday January 23, 2012.
NCEDA phytoplankton research team on ABC News
October 19th, 2011
In a project funded by the NCEDA, Flinders University researchers are studying how phytoplankton are affected by increased salinity from the desalination plant’s brine discharge. Project leader Dr Sophie Leterme explains the research on South Australia’s ABC News.
IDA World Congress, Perth, September 2011
September 9th, 2011
IDAWorldCongress Thursday sessions; Greenmark lifecycle initiative mooted to tackle industry’s growing desal membrane waste issue; Industry called into action for the good of humanity; IDAWorldCongress Wednesday sessions; Three NCEDA papers at IDAWorldCongress Wednesday; IDAWorldCongress Tuesday sessions; Lisa Henthorne, Tom Pankratz, and Sue Murphy press briefing on The State of Desalination 2011; and more.
