Energy Consumption for Rising Water Demand
The tourism industry in Mexico is concentrated in the Mexican Caribbean, with Cancún attracting a large share of visitors. In 2023 alone, Cancún and surrounding areas drew approximately 21 million visitors to its beach resort getaways. Two desalination plants were built to provide water to several resorts in this region: one in Costa Mujeres, supplying water to the Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa with a capacity of 800,000 guests annually and another Grand Palladium in Riviera Maya, which supplies drinking water to five hotels in the area, with an annual guest capacity of more than 850,000. Universal Environmental Technologies, Inc. (UET Water) was contracted to design and supply two desalination plants serving these resorts and opted to use Energy Recovery’s complete product solutions, including the company’s PX® Pressure Exchangers® (PX), Aquabold™️ high-pressure pumps, and booster pumps to drive the plants’ energy efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and cut operating costs.
