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The Perth Seawater Desalination Plant

California Desalination Report with More Than a Grain of Subjectivity

Modern Alchemy: Wind to Water

The Perth SWRO plant in Western Australia utilizes a combination of clean wind power and the highest efficiency ERD available for one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly desalination plants in world.

Australia’s first big plant thinks “green”

Recent climatic changes and population growth throughout Australia have highlighted the need for more diverse water sources that are not dependent on climatic conditions to be introduced to secure public water supplies.

40 Years of Seawater Desalination in Guatanamo Bay, Cuba

In February 1964, when the Cuban government cut off the water supply to the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, the water use of 10,000 Naval and civilian personnel was limited to only fresh water shipped from the US mainland. To increase the Base water supplies as quickly as possible, the Navy entered an agreement with the Department of the Interior, Office of Saline Water (OSW) to relocate the 1 MGD demonstration multiple stage flash (MSF) desalination unit from Point Loma, California to Guantanamo Bay.

Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Plant Sets Low Energy Use Record

In early 2006 the Carlsbad Pilot plant entered a new phase of testing with the installation of a state-of-the-art seawater desalination system equipped with the latest energy saving technology. The new reverse osmosis system combines two key features that substantially reduce energy use. The first key ingredient is the latest seawater desalination membrane produced by FilmTech (Dow Chemicals). This membrane produces more water per square foot of membrane filtration surface using 5 % less power than the “standard” last generation membranes available on the market.

Potable Water from Sea and Wind

Western Australia's Water Corporation is on track to produce drinking water form a 45GL/a desalination plant located in Kwinana, 25km south of Perth. The plant is being built by proAlliance - a 50/50 joint venture between West Australian construction company Multiplex and French water treatment company Degremont. Degremont will operate the 140,000m³/d plant for 25 years under a public-private partnership with the West Australian government-owned Water Corporation. The construction cost is $387 million.

D&WR ADC Cover Story

West Coast researchers seek to demonstrate SWRO affordability

ADC Kick off press release

AWWA Journal Ocean Reef