Desalination
What is desalination?
Desalination refers to the process of removing salt and other minerals from water. The desalinated water is then converted into fresh water for human consumption or for usage in industries. There are mainly two types of desalination processes – thermal distillation and membrane-based desalination.
Membrane processes use semi-permeable membranes and pressure to separate salts from water. In the last decade, membrane processes have grown very fast and most new facilities use reverse osmosis technology. This is because membrane systems typically use less energy than thermal distillation, which has led to a reduction in overall desalination costs over the last decade.
Driven by our experience in designing, building and operating world-scale desalination plants, we are well placed to provide economical, reliable and sustainable energy-efficient water solutions to water stressed markets
The global desalination market is a robust and growing one, with Global Water Intelligence forecasting US$106 billion in capital expenditure between 2008 and 2016, with the winners being those with development and/or operating contracts and a strong record of low cost delivery ¹.
Through continuous improvement to our proprietary membranes, process design and operational know-how, driven by our experience in designing, building and operating world-scale desalination plants in Singapore, China and the Middle East, we are well placed to provide economical, reliable and sustainable energy-efficient water solutions to water stressed markets.
¹ 2009 Desalination Market Forecast, GWI
Landmark Projects
SingSpring Desalination Plant
(Singapore's Largest)Tuas, Singapore
136,380m³/day
Tianjin Dagang Desalination Plant
(China's Largest)Tianjin, China
100,000m³/day
Souk Tleta Desalination Plant
Tlemcen, Algeria200,000m³/day
Magtaa Desalination Plant
(World's Largest)Magtaa, Algeria
500,000m³/day