How New Technology Solutions Are Transforming GCC Desalination
Published by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Modern desalination plants and smart technologies are two elements expected to form the core of the GCC’s approach to the fast-growing demand for potable water in the region.
by Baset Asaba
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Utilities such as DEWA (Dubai electricity and Water Supply), are leading by example with Moody’s Investors Services upgrading the company’s rating to investment grade. This has been a result of operational improvements and a sound financial profile.
Investments in the water sector have been on the rise over the past few months, with several projects under execution or bidding/tendering stage. These projects are covering all segments of the water sector, including desalination, independent water and power projects (IWPP), water transmission and distribution, repair and replacement of networks, wastewater treatment and produced water treatment.
The integration of renewable energy into desalination processes is expected to gain momentum at utility scale following the success of a pilot solar powered desalination scheme in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi renewable energy company, Masdar, commissioned five pilot projects to explore the feasibility of using renewable energy to power seawater desalination and test novel, energy-efficient desalination technologies.
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1 Comment
Reverse Osmosis is a meaningless, excessive energy consuming process, using expensive high pressure pumps, expensive worthless membranes, and helplessly referring to micro pre-filters. Reverse Osmosis is an inappropriate process which is enforcing most worldwide sea shores to be left deserted due to the expensive equipment and expensive operation cost.
Reverse osmosis is always coming with false claims of very low energy consumption, which correspond to new membranes, fouling of membranes will fade away these false claims after few days of using expensive membranes. The theoretical osmotic pressure for seawater is about 35 atm, while the actual osmotic pressure is 70 atm for new membranes, while after a month of operation the osmotic pressure is beyond 90 atm !!!???
We would like to take the opportunity to present Natural Seawater Desalination as a magnificent process generating pure water out of seawater WITHOUT ANY ENERGY CONSUMPTION TO COMPLETE THIS SEPARATION. The energy needed to evaporate pure water from seawater is obtained by cooling the bulk of seawater, without any extra supply of energy. A process which is clear to every eye. It is a direct imitation of the natural process for the formation of pure rain water out of seawater. The equipment needed is very simple as the materials are not specified to withstand any high temperature or pressure.
If interested please visit our website naturalseawaterdesalination.com
It is really a great misery for the Gulf countries to rely on Reverse Osmosis.
Published by Maher Louis, PE, PEng., Senior Process Engineer at Clairmonte Processes