WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS WATER ARABIA 2013 BASIC DESIGN OF DESALINATION PROCESS 2 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS 9.00 Introductions 9.15 Desalination Market • General views of the desalination market 3 –General views of the desalination market Rising standards of living – Liters of Water Per Person Per Day 450 400 350 300 250 Scotland 200 Bahrein Indonesia 150 100 50 0 4 1981 1991 2001 2011 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Rising Worldwide Population 000 m3 per caput –General views of the desalination market 120 1950 100 2000 80 60 40 20 0 AFRICA EUROPE Latin America Increasing demands on the world’s resources World population - over 10 billion by 2050 5 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS –General views of the desalination market Increasing pressure on the environment • Recent statistics indicates that currently 2.3 billion people live in water stressed areas. • 1.7 billion live in water scarce areas with less than 1,000 cubic meters per person per year. 6 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS –General views of the desalination market Global contracted capacity By water type By technology RW 8% ED 1% EDI 1% PW 5% MED 22% RO BW 15% SW NF WW MSF BW MED PW EDI WW 7% RW ED RO 49% SW 65% MSF 22% NF 5% 7 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS A growing market and a changing situation 8 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS –General views of the desalination market Technology trends 1970 -2004 9 WATER ARABIA 2013 : Dr. CORRADO SOMMARIVA 4th February 2013 CONSULTING ENGINEERS –General views of the desalination market Contracted capacity in ME&A a couple of year ago By water type By technology MED 5% BW 9% WW 4% RO SW NF WW MSF BW MED RO 46% MSF 46% SW 87% NF 3% 10