Siemens develops new desalination process
Posted by jtsmyth8 on June 23, 2008
Bucking convention, researchers have developed a way of producing drinking water from seawater – that is twice as efficent.
A team from Siemens Water Technologies on Monday received top honours and a $4million grant from the Environment & Water Industry Development Council (EWI).
The council threw a challenge to research institutes and companies last July to develop a desalination technique that used 50 per cent less energy than current methods.
‘It hasn’t been acheived before, that’s why it’s a challenge,’ said Professor Lui Pao Chuen, chairman of the EWI’s evaluation panel.
Siemens beat 35 other groups with its unique spin on desalination. (story)
