‘Desalination' Launches The New Identity Of The ‘Institute For Innovation In Water Technologies And Advanced Research'

The Saline Water Conversion Corporation launched the new identity of its research arm, the “Institute for Innovation in Water Technologies and Advanced Research” with its new name, to keep pace with its strategic aspirations to advance the desalination industry, lead its future directions to improve water solutions and technologies, start a qualitative era of innovation and create solutions, and strengthen the research and innovation system in the Kingdom. And keeping pace with the goals of “Vision 2030.” His Excellency the Governor, Eng. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Abdulkarim, inaugurated yesterday in the city of Riyadh the new name of the institute and its updated identity, in the presence of the institution’s leaders and a number of external partners.

The Deputy Governor for Research and Innovative Projects, Eng. Tariq Al-Ghafari, stated that the new identity is a first step in presenting the basic pillars of the Institute's strategy, and confirms its commitment to strengthening research and innovation capabilities in the Kingdom, and moving towards achieving the goals emanating from the Kingdom's Vision 2030 for development and innovation in water solutions and technologies, reviewing the implications. The institute's new identity, explaining that the new logo brought together elements that reflect the core values ​​of efficiency, clean and renewable energy, circular economy, and optimal uses; An expression of his capabilities and accumulated experience, and his leadership in the field of research, development, innovation and the search for solutions to the major challenges facing the world in the field of environmental and water sustainability.

Eng. Al-Ghafari added that this leadership in the research and scientific fields culminated in partnerships with major global, regional and local bodies, and that the institute seeks to expand the horizons of research movement, enhance cooperation and joint work in the field of the desalination industry and support innovation in water technologies and solutions. The inauguration ceremony witnessed a set of visual presentations about the “Institute of Water Technologies Innovation and Advanced Research” and its ability to transform research efforts into a supportive tributary for the national economy, stemming from the foundations and objectives of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation to contribute to the fields of research, development and innovation in the Kingdom.

The Institute reviewed its research and innovative projects and efforts that contributed to benefiting from water yield to extract precious elements and salts and benefit from them in manufacturing industries, and the use of photovoltaic and wind energy as renewable and clean energy sources, in addition to providing a visual presentation on water quality projects and research initiatives in this regard.The new identity also reinforces the distinguished record full of global achievements and patents that he owned in the field of developing desalination technologies, and his efforts in designing production and research systems, building capabilities, maximizing the use of advanced applications of artificial intelligence, and increasing economic return by investing in the outputs of the desalination industry and its innovative technologies, and on Chief among them is the brine reflux technology, in addition to its research contributions that led to cost reduction, increased productivity, and increased operational efficiency. The launch of the new identity reinforces the Institute's strategic goals in achieving water, environmental, and economic sustainability, based on its pioneering research position locally and globally.

About Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
​The General Corporation for Saline Water Conversion is a Saudi governmental institution concerned with desalination of sea water, and the delivery of desalinated water produced to various regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. legal