Designers can find short- and long-term savings by using a non-traditional approach.
Desalination
Renewable energy is the future for relieving countries of the high energy costs of desalination facilities, as seen at Al Khafji, the world's largest solar-powered desalination plant.
In the coastal city of Salalah, Oman, the valves supply consistent service throughout the city's tourism season.
The mechanical energy from the separation of brine and freshwater is recycled to raise the pressure of the feedwater.
Dissolved air flotation pretreatment ensures the quantity and quality of freshwater production during red tides.
Drops in pressure and shifting flow rates were significant hurdles of a $403 million water project.
Energy efficiency and minimal replacement parts make waste heat desalination a cost-effective solution to potable water making needs.
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland (Aug. 8, 2013) – Xylem won a contract to provide a Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) pretreatment system to help ensure an uninterrupted potable water supply to Abu Dhabi Emirate and the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The source water in the Gulf of Oman is subject to harmful algal blooms (HABs) sometimes termed ‘red-tides’; large concentrations of potentially toxic aquatic microorganisms.
ZURICH, Switzerland (Jan. 9, 2013) – ABB has won an order to design and deliver 420 kilovolt (kV) high voltage gas insulated switchgear (GIS) that will facilitate the supply of power to a new desalination facility and support the grid integration of a new 2.5 gigawatts (GW) power generation plant.