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EXISTING DESALINATION
TECHNOLOGIES
PRESIDENT KENNEDY HIGHLIGHTED 'LOW COST' AS A PREREQUISITE
AND VARIOUS DESALINATION TECHNOLOGIES HAVE BEEN
DEVELOPED WITH THIS IN MIND.
EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE BROKEN DOWN AS
THERMAL DISTILLATION
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES
THE FORMER REQUIRES LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT ENERGY AND IS
GENERALLY ONLY VIABLE WHERE WASTE HEAT IS AVAILABLE e.g.
POWER STATIONS.
THE LATTER USES LESS ENERGY BUT THIS IS NORMALLY IN THE
FORM OF ELECTRICITY TO DRIVE HIGH PRESSURE PUMPS.
BOTH TECHNOLOGIES ARE VERY ENERGY INTENSIVE AND HENCE
EXPENSIVE
FEATURES
NO FOSSIL FUEL ENERGY REQUIRED
FEASIBLE FOR REMOTE AREAS EVEN WITHOUT GRID
CONNECTION
ELECTRICITY IS PRODUCED AS A BYPRODUCT OF THE
DESALINATION PROCESS WHICH CAN BE USED
LOCALLY, FED INTO THE GRID OR USED FOR PUMPING
THE PRODUCED FRESH WATER INLAND
IF LOCAL GEOGRAPHY PERMITS THE SEAWATER CAN BE
PUMPED TO A HIGH ELEVATION RESERVOIR FOR
ENERGY STORAGE PURPOSES
VERY LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SEATRICITY PROJECTS
SEATRICITY HAVE NOW COMPLETED OUR PROGRAM OF
SEA TRIALS IN ANTIGUA AND AT EMEC IN SCOTLAND
PRESENTLY WE ARE ENGAGED IN DEVELOPING A 10MW
ELECTRICITY GENERATION PROJECT AT THE WAVE
HUB, CORNWALL, UK
WE ARE ALSO SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
CARIBBEAN TO DEPLOY A DESALINATION PROJECT
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST
Bob Tillotson
SEATRICITY
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