Thanks you. I especially like the part where you quantified the energy costs just for commissioning the Taweelah IWP. The figure, $8 million before a single drop of water is delivered, really reframes how critical energy recovery is, not just during operation, but from day one of plant activation. It made me realize how often we underestimate the “hidden” energy costs embedded in timelines and testing phases.
One question I was thinking:
As energy recovery technology continues to advance, how might it shift the design philosophy of future desalination plants not just in terms of efficiency, but in scalability, decentralization, or modular deployment? Could these improvements one day make smaller, localized SWRO units viable for off-grid or underserved communities?
The industry already offers decentralised modular systems, ready to be deployed worlwide. For instance in Canary Island due to the volcano, a modular plant had to be sent to produxe potable water to local communities. Actually, next season I will feature a specific episode about these plug and play desalination plants, so stay tuned!
What an interesting read!! Thank you.
Thanks to you, 5 minutes of attention and focused reading is the best reward I can get, so difficult nowadats 😅
Thanks you. I especially like the part where you quantified the energy costs just for commissioning the Taweelah IWP. The figure, $8 million before a single drop of water is delivered, really reframes how critical energy recovery is, not just during operation, but from day one of plant activation. It made me realize how often we underestimate the “hidden” energy costs embedded in timelines and testing phases.
One question I was thinking:
As energy recovery technology continues to advance, how might it shift the design philosophy of future desalination plants not just in terms of efficiency, but in scalability, decentralization, or modular deployment? Could these improvements one day make smaller, localized SWRO units viable for off-grid or underserved communities?
Thanks again.
The industry already offers decentralised modular systems, ready to be deployed worlwide. For instance in Canary Island due to the volcano, a modular plant had to be sent to produxe potable water to local communities. Actually, next season I will feature a specific episode about these plug and play desalination plants, so stay tuned!