January 18, 2023
Deploying advanced membrane technology in desalination – Evove signs MoU with world’s largest desalination company
Building new capacity for low-energy water production is key, as water touches all aspects of life
- Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) to trial Evove technologies as part of drive for next-generation solutions
- Water & brine mining “factory” in sight, as SWCC looks to create low-energy water production while recovering valuable resources from brines
- Evove’s enhanced coated membranes and 3D spacers to be tested in desal plant on Gulf coast
Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) – UK technology business Evove has today signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saline Water Conversion Corporation to take advanced membrane technologies to industrial trials for water & mineral production from sea water.
During this week’s “Evolve - Enabling the Future of Desalination in KSA” event, SWCC gathered solution providers from around the world to present and discuss how to create the next generation of desalination in the Kingdom, not least Evove.
Following on from the Future of Desalination conference co-hosted with Global Water Intelligence in September 2022, SWCC has created a platform to answer questions such as:
- How can we make $0.2/m3 seawater desalination a reality?
- How can we cut carbon emissions of the industry by 50%?
- How can we grow non-water revenue streams by 10% of the total?
Semiconductor sector developed rapidly
In response, Evove CEO Chris Wyres gave a keynote presentation entitled “Delivering Transformational Advancements with Additive Manufacturing” in which comparisons between how rapidly the semiconductor sector has developed with the potential held for desalination by combining advanced material science with precision engineering and additive manufacturing of filtration membranes.
Head of SWCC’s DTRI (Desalination Technologies Research Institute), Tariq Al-Ghaffari, was instrumental in engaging with Evove about the use of their highly selective graphene membranes and 3D-printed spacers to reduce energy consumption in the reverse osmosis process. Being able to couple water production with the recovery of precious resources, especially magnesium, from desal brines is a key additional advantage of Evove’s proposition. He and Wyres formally began the partnership with the MoU today on stage today which will lead to industrial-scale piloting in the Kingdom.
Building new capacity for low-energy water production is key
Evove CEO, Chris Wyres, said:
As society decarbonises, building new capacity for low-energy water production is key, as water touches all aspects of life. SWCC have a leading position in green desalination which they wish to utilise both within Saudi Arabia and abroad. We will see desalination becoming a part of many more nations water supplies and the ability to make transformational desalination membrane technologies is a key factor in circular, green water & mineral factories.
About Evove Ltd.
Evove is a fast-growing technology business with a portfolio of technologies that reduce the cost and environmental impact of the filtration and separation of fluids in a variety of sectors. The company’s Enhance technologies harness graphene oxide based coatings and a variety of 3D-printed enhancements to boost the performance of conventional membranes. Separonics® are Evove’s precision-engineered membranes, providing transformational productivity gains in selectivity and flux, operational efficiency, energy consumption and equipment lifetime. www.evove.tech
About the Saline Water Conversion Corporation
https://www.swcc.gov.sa/en
