Desalination Resources
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Simple Steps To Drive Down The Cost Of Desal
8/1/2016
Using natural gas to power the mechanical vapor compression unit — the “heart” of conventional desalination and its most energy-intensive process — may prove to be an economic game-changer.
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Texas’ Evolving Energy Reality: Clean Energy Uses Less Water
6/14/2016
It’s been an interesting time for water in Texas. Beyond the incredibly wet and cool spring we’ve been having, Memorial Day saw the second year in a row of record-breaking floods.
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BlueTech Forum Reveals Water Technology Future
5/17/2016
Technologies which could transform the shape of the water industry of the future will be on show at the fifth BlueTech Forum, to be held in San Francisco.
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Plant Taps Pacific Ocean As Source Of Drinking Water
5/12/2016
With its dedication in December 2015, the $1 billion Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant opened a spigot to the Pacific Ocean, creating a new, drought-proof source of drinking water for 3.1 million people in San Diego County, CA.
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“Taxpayers’ Best Friend” Looks Into Water Technologies
5/10/2016
The Government Accountability Office recently assessed technologies that can potentially save the U.S. from water stress, focusing on distribution efficiency and the treatment of nontraditional sources. We provide a snapshot of GAO’s findings, including technology pros and cons, “readiness” rates, and levels of adoption.
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Fractional Electrodeionization (FEDI) Technology For RO Permeate Polishing And Demineralization
5/5/2016
Sabine Pass, a large LNG refinery in the U.S., required a membrane desalination solution to cater to its extensive process water needs in order to produce a large amount of liquefied natural gas for export.
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Is Capacitive Deionization The Key To Desalination?
4/28/2016
Capacitive deionization can remove ions, like salt, from water. With a lower energy cost than many other desalination methods, could it be the answer to drought?
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Zero Liquid Discharge Opens Up Opportunity For Forward Osmosis To Make Its Mark
4/11/2016
While many companies and investors have struggled to make sense of an entry point into the massive water industry, seeds are consistently being sown for those that know how to monitor and enter intelligently.
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Incubating Innovation: Solutions For A Parched Earth
4/8/2016
Massive droughts and water demands from a world population projected to grow to nine billion by 2050, translate to food insecurity and lack of water for agriculture.
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Nanoscale Solutions To A Very Large Problem
3/31/2016
Water, water is everywhere, but we need more drops to drink. The primary mission of the recently founded Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Center, a consortium based at Rice University and led by environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez, is to produce more drinkable drops where they're needed the most.