Enjoy the Spring 2022 Issue of IDA Global Connections Today!
International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA)
Connecting People and Ideas to Desalination and Reuse Solutions for over Fifty Years to support sustainability.
COVER STORY
In this issue, we are?delighted to feature an article written by?Mr. Carlos Vázquez and Mr. Eduardo Orteu, from?Gomez Acebo & Pombo and Members of the IDA International Committee on Legal Affairs, about?the significant change of?the United Nations regarding desalination?and reuse due to the escalation of extreme?droughts in many parts of the world and the?enormous challenge of alleviating growing?water scarcity on the planet.
Read the Cover Story?here.
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FLOATING DESALINATION?PLANTS: A NEW LEVEL OF?FLEXIBILITY FOR WORLD WATER SUPPLY
By Mr. Fady Juez, Managing Director, Metito
"Today, there are more than 20,000?desalination plants around the world?and?in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia exists the?world’s largest user of desalinated water,?the Saline Water Conversion Corporation?(SWCC). Metito is attuned to such growing?demand and with innovation and pioneering?new solutions at the heart of what we do, we?have been studying a mobile concept for Sea?Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) desalination?plants for some time."?
Read more?here.?
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DESALINATION BRINE MINING?CHALLENGE
By Mr. Pedro Almagro, General Manager, Lantania Desalination
"Brine disposal is generally deeply evaluated?in the preliminary studies of each project,?by developing environmental impact?assessment (EIA) studies to determine?the best location for the discharge to?minimize any significant impact on the?receiving environment. Currently, there are?no worldwide standards that specifically?apply to seawater-generated brines, and?sometimes the Tenders set the discharge?thresholds, for each specific project,?regarding parameters like salinity, turbidity,?temperature, and some dissolved chemicals."
Read the full article,?here.?
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THE SOLUTION FOR?WATER SCARCITY AND?LESS PHARMACEUTICALS?IN OUR WORLD’S RIVERS
By Mr. Erik Roesink, Founder and CTO, NX Filtration
"Climate change is causing more extreme?weather situations, such as strong local?rainfalls or longer periods of droughts. In?many places in the world the availability?of groundwater is getting more and?more restricted. Even in a country like the?Netherlands, where water is traditionally?abundant, water utility companies are?struggling to supply to new industries and?for a growing population."?
Read more?here.?
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WIDENING THE FIELD OF WATER REUSE POSSIBILITIES WITH THE BARREL AND ITS SMART CONNECTORS
By Mr. Johny Obeid, Vice President of Veolia Water Technologies in the?Middle East?
"With more than 1,500 patented technologies,?4 research centers and 800 innovation?experts and researchers, Veolia Water Technologies is constantly seeking to meet?the challenges of our planet. And not a day?goes by without these multiplying, growing?and getting worse."
Learn more,?here.?
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DESALINATION AND REUSE?DRIVING THE FUTURE OF?DECENTRALIZED DESERT FARMING
By Mr. Frederic Dugré, President & CEO, H2O Innovation
"The only way we can feed 10 billion people?by 2050 is to reimagine how we use water.?As the world focuses on drastic measures to?slow down global warming, like at the recent?COP26, there is an emerging challenge?between water, energy, and agriculture that?has not been addressed yet. The growing?scarcity of fresh water is forcing us to look?at non-conventional water resources for?agriculture. Underlying this concept is the?challenge of how to make farming and food?industries more sustainable."?
Read the full article,?here.?
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IDA FAVORITE PAPERS
By Eng. Kevin Price,?Senior S&T Advisor for the MEDRC and?Industry Advisory?Council for the National Alliance for?Water Innovation
"What is your personal favorite paper?from the desalination literature? Here?we have two very interesting discussions?from respected and experienced?members of our community. In each?case, the discussion centers around?lessons learned and how that can?influence our future thinking."
Learn more,?here.
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INTERNATIONAL DESALINATION ASSOCIATION
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Office Tel: +1?978-774-0959
Civil Engineer Project Manager infrastructure &Freelance Marketing of Engineering products at Dandy Products, Inc.
2 年But if we use high thermal steam energy As a result of burning waste and generating electricity from it, we can use the waste and surplus heat, and today, with the high prices of energy and oil, it has become necessary to work intelligently integrated interconnected projects aimed at Reducing costs, creating opportunities and giving hope with cheap, stable, reliable and integrated energy, and the use and expansion of solar and wind energy will be a disaster for us at the present time.So I suggest using transoceanic technology or/and ORC Technology Expansions of the gas is considered one of the latest global technology in recovering wasted energy from the heat coming out of gas turbine exhaust and converting it into clean electricity without using any fuel, one which means savings in gas and reducing carbon emissions by an estimated 120 thousand tons annually. Note : There are no commercial projects to desalinate sea water through solar energy (PV) and storage batteries, still are in the experimental stage due to their enormous costs.
Civil Engineer Project Manager infrastructure &Freelance Marketing of Engineering products at Dandy Products, Inc.
2 年Before I used to raise the slogan of generating electricity from solar energy for seawater desalination plants, but I declined because of its summary: There is no study that proves that the use of solar and wind energy reduces the costs of producing electricity, and there is no country or city that used solar and wind energy, and costs have decreased or even increased to Unprecedented levels. Germany, California, and most European countries are a vivid example of that. This energy is used to reduce carbon gas levels only. Its maintenance cost is its unstable generation during the day and at night, other than summer and winter.. The annual generation has decreased as equipment that wears out over time.. Therefore, it is costly energy and not It depends on it, except in some applications.. The option of cheaper and stable renewable energies, such as generating energy from waste and biogas, is one of the benefits.. Also, the idea of integrating energy-related projects.. For example, extracting oil from oil shale is expensive in the hot season and its productivity is modest.will Cont.