Where We Can Expect to See Desalination Plants

Desalination is gaining ground among water-strapped cities. A recent survey showed that spending on desalination is set to double over the next decade, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, China, and Israel as the top five markets.

Desalination Plant, Representative image, source: Flickr,
Author: David Martínez Vicente, Labeled for Reuse

Even London has flipped the on switch to a desalination plant on the Thames to provide water to its citizens as supplies grow short. Australia also has desalination plants in several areas, and has been making progress on reducing their environmental footprint, including running them on renewable energy.

In fact, renewable energy will be an important part of making desalination work. Areas that are close to coastlines and have plenty of access to sunshine or even wind power will have the best shot at using desalination as a water source.

In the United States, coastal areas with crunched water supplies will be the first to use desalination, and California is leading the way. From a massive plant planned for Carlsbad in the southern part of the state, all the way up to Monterey County in the bay area, which is looking at switching to desalination as a primary water source, California cities are considering how to provide water for citizens living in the drought-impacted state.

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• Water Supply
• Desalination
• Water Supply
• Water Utility
• Infrastructure
• Utility Management
• Infrastructure Management
• Desalination Plant
• Desalination
• Water Sensitive Design and Planning