DESALINATION RESOURCES

• Reverse Osmosis Gets Smarter: New Technologies Target Energy Use And Membrane Fouling

  Nearly 45–60% of a reverse osmosis (RO) plant's operating cost is linked to energy consumption, while membrane fouling can reduce productivity by 15–40% and increase cleaning costs by thousands of dollars annually. The newest generation of RO systems is therefore focused on reducing energy demand, extending membrane life, and using intelligent monitoring to predict fouling before performance declines.

• Brackish Water Desalination: A Strategic Imperative For Sustainable Water Stewardship Across The American Water Landscape

  As droughts intensify, groundwater depletes, and climate extremes worsen, many water-stressed regions are increasingly turning to brackish groundwater desalination, for both potable use and industrial applications where water quality demands are less stringent. Hence, brackish water reserves are emerging fast as a strategic priority, ensuring a supplement for long-term national water security.
• Brine Valorization — The Future Of Desalination

  Brine valorization plants are the next step in the evolution of desalination technology which opens a new horizon for wider use of desalination as a baseline source of drought-proof and environmentally and fiscally sustainable water supply.
• Persian Gulf Desalination Plants Could Become Military Targets In Regional War

  Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf region use the fossil fuels under their desert lands not only to make money, but also to make drinking water. The petroleum they produce powers more than 400 desalination plants, which turn seawater into drinkable water.
• Reclaiming Water From Contaminated Brine Can Increase Water Supply And Reduce Environmental Harm

  People around the globe are trying to figure out how to save, conserve, and reuse water in a variety of ways, including reusing treated sewage wastewater and removing valuable salts from seawater. But for all the clean water they may produce, those processes leave behind a type of liquid called brine. I’m working on getting the water out of that potential source, too.
• Breakthrough Recyclable Polyimide Membranes Transform Wastewater And High-Salinity Water Treatment

  Researchers have developed polyimide-based membranes for membrane distillation (MD) that overcome three persistent issues in membranes for water treatment and gas separations: the need for pore-forming chemicals that prevent recycling, performance degradation due to pore wetting and fouling, and the inherent trade-off between high water flux and selectivity.

• Cut Costs, Cut Timelines: Rethink Your Next Water Project

  Small municipalities and industrial sites face constant pressure: deliver safe, stable water with limited resources and tight deadlines. Traditional on-site construction can stretch project schedules by months and introduce quality and cost risks. By shifting much of the fabrication off-site, these risks are dramatically reduced.

• From The War Of Currents To The Water Grid: Lessons In Infrastructure, Innovation, And Integration

  How Edison vs. Tesla shapes today's approach to sustainable water systems.

• Megadroughts Are Here To Stay, And U.S. Water Utilities Need To Adapt

  Researchers warn that California and other states affected by megadroughts — periods of drought lasting 20+ years — will have to accept this as the new normal. That means rethinking the water cycle and finding new, more sustainable water sources.
• Redesigning Brine Diffusers: Optimizing Brine Dispersion Performance At The Hadera Desalination Plant

  This article explores how IDE Technologies leveraged advanced in-house simulation capabilities to deliver a revised brine diffuser design, significantly improving both environmental outcomes and operational efficiency.