Husky Tucker Lake Project — an Aquatech SAGD Installation

The Facility Husky Energy is a Canadian-based energy and energy-related company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. Husky’s operations can be categorized into three distinct business segments: Upstream, Midstream and Refined Products. The Oil Sands (Upstream Segment) of northern Alberta are one of Husky’s long-term growth areas. Husky has more than 425,000 acres in the Athabasca, Cold…

Coal Fired Power Plant Achieves ZLD for FGD Wastewater

The Facility Illinois’ City of Springfield’s Dallman Power Station’s three coal-fired units and soon to be installed fourth unit are equipped with flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems (scrubbers) to control sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. Project Overview A sharp increase in boron concentration in the FGD wastewater required that The City of Springfield Office of Public…

Genwest Silverhawk Power Plant in Nevada to Install Brine Concentrator System

The Facility The 570-Megawatt Silverhawk Power Station is a natural gas-fired combined cycle electric generating station located in Clark County 20 miles north of Las Vegas, Nevada. In order to meet the permitting requirements and conserve water, the facility uses a dry cooling arrangement. The project was constructed by Lockwood Greene acting as EPC under…

Seawater Desalination at Rabigh Refinery

The Facility Saudi Aramco’s RABIGH Refinery in Saudi Arabia wanted to install a facility for 10000 TPD Seawater Desalination for industrial use. The facility was supplied on a BOOT (Build Own Operate Transfer) basis. Project Overview The joint consortiums of SETE & Aquatech were successful in meeting the strict technical & delivery requirements of the…

Desalination for Saudi Arabian Refinery

The Facility Aquatech is supplying the equipment for two (2) 525 gpm seawater distillation systems to Saudi Arabian Oil Company’s Ras Tanura Refinery in Saudi Arabia. Project Overview Aquatech was successful in meeting the strict Technical & Delivery requirements. In general the infrastructure was capable of supporting the needs of up to 525 USGPM desalination…

Cost Effective Boiler Makeup System Using Membrane Desalination for Power Plant in Dominican Republic

The Facility Andres Power Plant, developed by Caribbean Thermal Electric LLC, is located in Boca Chica, near Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is a 300 MW gas fired combined cycle power plant and is one of the largest IPP power plants in the Dominican Republic and will supply electricity to Corporacion Dominicana de Electricidad. Project…

Combined Cycle Power Plant in Southern India Uses Membrane Desalination for Boiler Feed

The Facility PPN, a 330 MW combined cycle power plant developed by PPN Power Generating Company, is located in Pillaiperumalnallur, about 320 kilometers south of Chennai, India. It is one of the largest IPP power plants developed by an international consortium in India under a 30 year PPA with the state electricity board. Project Overview…

Largest Power Plant in Philippines Uses Membrane Desalination for Purified Water

The Facility The Ilijan Plant, developed by KEILCO-KEPCO Ilijan Corporation, is located in the Island of Luzon, about 100 miles south of Manila, Philippines. It is a combined cycle power plant and at 1,200 MW generating capacity, is the largest power plant in the Philippines. Project Overview The plant consists of two power blocks, which…

KIA – Automobile Manufacturer Recovers 99.5% Wastewater Through Cost Effective ZLD System

The Facility The manufacturing facility of KIA MOTORS in Sousan, South Korea was undergoing expansion and had to meet the Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) requirements for environmental compliance. The facility is located in a water stressed area where the fresh water cost is increasing annually. They were looking for a cost effective ZLD system as…

Evaporator Saves Electroplater Millions in Disposal Costs

The Facility The AK Steel Middletown Works plates zinc nickel alloy onto steel strips.  They started their first plating line in 1991 and expanded from twenty-one to thirty-two cells in 1995. Project Overview In order to maximize line speed and thus production, the strip needed to be rinsed immediately after plating. The rinse water was…