Getting fresh water to the right place and in the right quantities is critical for life on earth. Our best water solutions are created working together with our customers, partners and the environment. We understand that what really counts is developing seawater and brackish water desalination treatment plants that reliably and consistently hit performance targets and delivering on the promises we make.

In the 1960s, desalination emerged as one of the most important means of treating saline water to bring it to acceptable water quality standards for use in various parts of the world and industrial sectors. The effects of climate change, population growth, and the rise of industrialization have played a significant role in water scarcity and have had a substantial impact on water demand.  A large number of countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia are under serious freshwater stress and are facing a projected increase in water scarcity well into 2025.  It is also important to note that almost 40 percent of the world’s population lives within 100 km of an ocean or sea, thereby justifying seawater desalination as an integral part of the globe’s response to water scarcity. 

• Thermal desalination (using heat energy to separate distillate from high salinity water), represented primarily by Multiple Effect Distillation (MED) and Multi-Stage Flash distillation (MSF).  Mechanical Vapor Compression (MVC) is primarily used to desalinate high TDS (> 45,000 mg/l) and/or industrial wastewater for the purpose of reuse and not necessarily potable uses. 
• Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane separation, which uses a membrane barrier and pumping energy to separate salts from high salinity water (typically < 45,000 mg/l).