Mar 18, 2010

PERF selects Siemens to pilot MBR technology on treating refinery wastewater

Members of PERF (Petroleum Environmental Research Forum) have selected Siemens Water Technologies to provide a Petro MBR (membrane bioreactor) pilot unit to test the viability of such technology in treating refinery wastewater. This will be one of the first full-scale operational MBR processes for treating refinery wastewater in the world. The results of this pilot testing will be used to determine the effectiveness and robustness of MBR treatment compared to conventional biological treatment on these types of wastewater. The commercially-sized Petro MBR pilot unit will run for six to nine months at a PERF site in Baton Rouge, Lousiana, USA.    more

Mar 17, 2010

Siemens to supply Trident water treatment systems to help bring the City of Amsterdam, New York water treatment plant into compliance with EPA regulations

Siemens has been selected to provide water treatment equipment as part of an $11Million upgrade to the City of Amsterdam, New York’s water treatment plant. Siemens will supply seven Trident packaged water treatment systems in concrete basins with stainless steel internals. Siemens will also provide underdrain components for five carbon contactors. The new system will allow the city to improve the drinking water quality for this city of approximately 20,000 people. System startup is scheduled for late 2010.    more

Mar 16, 2010

South German waterpark saves energy with ECON Pool: quality-sensitive regulation of water circulation rate reduces power consumption by 45 percent

Neufun waterpark in Neufahrn near Munich, Germany, has been using the ECON Pool energy saving concept developed by Siemens Water Technologies for five years. This is based on the minimum possible amounts of energy and disinfectant to treat the swimming pool water so that it meets the quality requirements defined in the German standard DIN 19463. Quality-sensitive regulation of the circulation pumps for three swimming pools has alone reduced average power consumption by 45 percent, amounting to 130,000 kilowatt hours a year.    more