News & Events
Jim Gill on desalination and ‘crazy’ water use
Posted on 7 March 2013
The former CEO of the Water Corporation has labelled the way we use water as ‘crazy’ and says despite new technology making desalination cheaper we have to change our ways. Perth radio station 6PR interviewed Dr Jim Gill about our attitudes toward water, in a discussion largely focussed on desalination.
Discover Desal at our 9 March Open Day
Posted on 20 February 2013
Learn how desalination works and have some water fun at our annual Desal Discovery Centre Open Day on Saturday 9 March, from 12 noon to 3 pm, at the National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia on the Murdoch University Rockingham Campus on Dixon Road, Rockingham.
Scholarship round now open for Honours and PhD applicants
Posted on 1 February 2013
The NCEDA’s fourth scholarship round is now open for applications from PhD and Honours students enrolled at its Participating Organisations, until 12 noon WST, Friday 15 March 2013.
Desal plant providing critical drinking water supplies during Queensland floods
Posted on 31 January 2013
One of Australia’s seawater desalination plants is providing critically needed drinking water supplies for cities during floods.
Register now for RO design and operation training in July in Brisbane
Posted on 29 January 2013
Registrations are now open for the Centre’s operator training in July (in Brisbane) and October (in Rockingham).
Supply and security of desal invaluable, says WA Government
Posted on 23 January 2013
The supply and security of drinking water that desalination continues to deliver has proved invaluable in Western Australia’s changing climate, according to the WA Government.
NCEDA Research Dissemination Workshop, Wednesday 6 February, Rockingham WA and online
Posted on 17 January 2013
We invite you to attend the NCEDA Research Dissemination Workshop event on Wednesday 6 February at the Rockingham Desalination Research Facility. This workshop will also be streamed online.
See what nanoporous graphene can do for desalination
Posted on 14 January 2013
Smithsonian magazine recently ranked nanoporous graphene, a novel material for water desalination developed in MIT’s Department of Materials Science & Engineering, in its top five surprising scientific milestones of 2012.
Solar desal turning Australian desert into productive oasis
Posted on 7 January 2013
Turning arid Australia into productive farmland using solar desalination is not a pipe dream – Sundrop Farms in South Australia is a growing desal success story receiving international recognition.
