CONDENSATION WATER DESALINATION PLANTS

Water is one of the planet’s most precious resources and, according to the UN, its scarcity already affects more than 40% of the world’s population. This is a fact that has set alarm bells ringing and has prompted the search for solutions. One of them, and not exactly new, is desalination, which consists of removing minerals (mainly salt) from seawater by means of physical and chemical processes.

KERN S&D has extensive experience in the design and construction of condensing desalination plants through an innovative system that includes an Energy Hill.

TECHNOLOGY

The process developed by KERN S&D for the desalination of seawater includes an Energy Hill with the following elements that make it 100% sustainable:

Photovoltaic plant: the solar energy generated is used for pumping and the desalination process
Electrical storage system : vanadium redox flow battery for storing surplus energy
Turbine + generator: the fresh water flowing down the hill turns the blades of a turbine, which activates a generator that transforms the mechanical energy into electrical energy

CONDENSATION WATER DESALINATION PLANTS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCTION RANGE

tailored to customer needs

ON-SITE PRODUCTION

COST SAVINGS
(Low operating and maintenance costs)

FIXED PLANTS

HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY

MODULAR AND SCALABLE

SIGNIFICANT DECREASE
of the associated risks of storage, handling and road transport

AUTOMATIC CONTROL

HIGH PURITY PRODUCT

SAFE OPERATION

NO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

POTENTIAL LOCATIONS

Seawater desalination plants are of particular interest in the following areas:

Islands
Arid or semi-arid regions (Middle East, North Africa, Asia,…)
Drought-affected areas
Coastal areas with high water demand (southern and eastern Spain, California, California,…)

KERN Strategies & Developments

OUR SERVICES

1.- Engineering and projects:

Turn-key projects or EPCs
Basic and detail engineering
Ancillary services

2.- Project management:

Technical and economic feasibility studies
Construction and assembly management and supervision
Purchasing management
Management of permits and licenses
Legalization of the installation
Commissioning

3.- Assembly, operation and maintenance of plants
KERN SD, through its technical team, operates, manages and maintains third party installations