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IPHROS brine and mining key minerals for EV batteries
In addition to clean water and stored energy as IPHROS outputs, the resultant brine is rich in key minerals used for EV battery...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
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Pumped Hydro Project update (2/22) - San Vicente Reservoir
"Plan for Hydroelectric Facility Moving Forward" is the headline from Union Tribune reporter Rob Nikolewski regarding the San Vicente...
olsonchrisc
Feb 6, 20221 min read
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Record snowfall in December followed by dry January
News outlets report that almost 18 feet of snow fell in North Tahoe during December, more than any other December in the past 142 years. ...
olsonchrisc
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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Timeline of proven PH and RO desal component systems
The location and integration of proven component systems are key challenges. Pumped hydro storage is proven and has been used for...
olsonchrisc
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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IPHROS presentation by Dr. Klaus Krüger, Voith Hydro
Included here is the link to the public domain IPHROS presentation by Dr. Klaus Krüger, Senior Expert Plant Safety & Energy Storage...
olsonchrisc
Jan 4, 20221 min read
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"We Need Bold Actions and Investment"
As Hayley Smith reported in the Union Tribune, a statewide proposal could usher in a wave of water regulations. It was reported this...
olsonchrisc
Dec 9, 20211 min read
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The Future of Snow in California
"Winter hasn't quite arrived in Tahoe yet." A quote from the Union Tribune article reported by Hayley Smith. "The projections "are a...
olsonchrisc
Dec 3, 20211 min read
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California Issues 0% Allocation for Water
The headlines continue regarding the supply of water, or lack thereof, in California. As reported by the Associated Press in the Union...
olsonchrisc
Dec 3, 20211 min read
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FAQs about IPHROS
Q. What is IPHROS? A. IPHROS is the integration (I) of pumped hydro (PH) storage with reverse osmosis (RO) desalination as a system...
olsonchrisc
Nov 3, 20211 min read
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Doheny Ocean Desalination project update
The South Coast Water District Board of Directors voted unanimously to take the next step with the proposed Doheny Ocean Desalination...
olsonchrisc
Nov 1, 20211 min read
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List of Projects: opportunity to Learn, Connect, and Integrate?
1. Huntington Beach RO Desalination project - $1.4 billion, 50 million GPD 2. San Vicente Pumped Hydro Storage project - $1.5 billion,...
olsonchrisc
Oct 30, 20211 min read
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The World First - poem by Marc Graham and Alexander Slocum
The most important calculations are those that will save nations, Like building wind plantations, instead of more gas stations, And...
olsonchrisc
Oct 30, 20211 min read
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IPHROCES in Chile - Oceanus P&W and EDF advance project
The Hydro Review reported on the first project of its kind in Latin America. The Integrated Pumped Hydro Reverse Osmosis Clean Energy...
olsonchrisc
Oct 30, 20211 min read
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Desalination Development Act - IPHROS opportunity?
Legislation was reintroduced to "raise funding for the Bureau of Reclamation desalination grant program. The Desalination Development...
olsonchrisc
Oct 30, 20211 min read
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IPHROS - Integrated Pumped Hydro Reverse Osmosis System
The power of AND. Published in 2016 by MIT Professor Alexander Slocum and his team, IPHROS has the potential to deliver clean water AND...
olsonchrisc
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Pumped Hydro project update (9/21) - San Vicente Reservoir
Union Tribune reported an update for the San Vicente Reservoir pumped hydro (PH) storage project now seeking proposals from potential...
olsonchrisc
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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Pure Water project update - San Diego
Union Tribune reported on the project cost increase for the first phase of San Diego's Pure Water sewage recycling system. The Pure...
olsonchrisc
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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