China’s Mega-Desalination Plant Experience

The gap between fresh water supply and demand is steadily widening in the People’s Republic of China, home to approximately 20% of the world’s population. Demand for water supplies continues to grow as both personal and industrial consumption surges. Underground water resources, meanwhile, are...

Desalinated Water Powers China’s Economic Growth

Location: YuHuan, Zheijang Province, China Project: YuHuan Power Plant Capacity: 36,000 m³/ day Energy Savings: US$ 2.7 million or 27 million kWh/year* CO2 Savings: 16,000 metric tons/year** * energy savings estimates based on China’s power cost of $0.10/kWh) **based on Energy Recovery’s...

BVI Dependent on Reliable Fresh Water for GDP Growth

Location: Tortola Island, British Virgin Islands Project: Biwater Tortola Product Configuration: PX® Pressure Exchanger® and AquaBold™ high pressure pump Capacity: 10,400 m³/ day The Challenge: British Virgin island dependent on reliable freshwater for GDP growth Tortola is the largest British...

Tianjin’s Progress Stalled Without Water

Location: Tianjin, China Project: Tianjin Dagang Seawater Desal Plant Capacity: Capacity: 100,000 m³/ day scaling to 150,000 m³/d Energy Savings: US$7.45 million or 74.5 million kWh/year CO2 savings: 44,000 metric tons/year The Challenge: 
City’s Industrial Progress Stalled without Water...

Energy Recovery Systems in Acid Gas Recovery Plants

DESIGN, TESTING, COMMISSIONING AND OPERATING EXPERIENCE OF A 2000HP HYDRAULIC TURBOCHARGER FOR REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT OF ACID GAS RECOVERY PROCESS Authors (Energy Recovery): Chinmay Deshpande, Matthew Pattom, Dung Tran Authors (Saudi Aramco): Rehan Farooqi, Mohammad Buali, Abdullalh A. Al-Ghamdi...