desalination
A local authority has said the reservoir will “harm permanently and irreversibly” the area
An MP has questioned the reasons behind the plant’s closure although the company says it is for “maintenance work”
The competition aims to develop cost-cutting systems to increase freshwater supply across the US
It will provide electricity to a water desalination plant
The investment will focus on expanding access to freshwater in remote areas
An energy solutions provider has been awarded $2.5 million (£1.9m) for desalination projects in Saudi Arabia. Energy Recovery’s technology uses pressure energy that would otherwise be wasted to slash power consumption and help increase the lifespan of pumps used to create clean water. This is performed with 98% efficiency and without using any electrical power. […]
A solar powered structure that could make sea water drinkable has been designed. Khalili Engineers have submitted initial designs of ‘The Pipe’ to the 2016 Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) in Santa Monica. The cigar-shaped structure would sit offshore, using the 10,000MWh generated by its solar panels to make 4.5 billion litres of drinking water from the sea. […]
Around 360 litres of radioactive water was found leaking at the Fukushima nuclear plant (pictured) in Japan. Owner Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said it had suspended operations at the desalination unit earlier today after the leak was detected. The affected unit removes salt from contaminated seawater used to cool reactors after radioactive materials have […]
An energy company in the UAE has launched a project to develop plants which turn seawater into drinking water using renewable energy. The Gulf region accounts for nearly 50% of the words desalinated water. In the UAE, which sits on the coast of the Gulf of Oman, seawater desalination requires around 10 times more energy […]
