Combined Power Seawater Desalination

Desalination and Water Shortages

There are several places in the world where war could erupt over a dwindling supply of clean water from shared water resources. As one nation after another finds itself reaching its water resource limits, the potential for conflict among them intensifies. Add to already scarce reserves pollution of the water source, and the global picture appears menacing . There is little disagreement that the shortage of fresh water, is for many nations the national security issue of the twenty-first century *. Actually currently in the arid Middle East and North Africa , the dwindling of shared water allocation from rivers and lakes, many countries are threatening  to take military action against each other *.  (*copied  from “Niveen Tadros” paper at Northwestern Law School Journal.

It is worth mentioning that combining power with seawater desalination” in a “Dual Purpose Facility” (PDF) or in a “Multi-Purpose Facility” (MPF) are, at the present time, considered an important source for the simultaneous production of drinking water and electrical energy for many utilities, islands, Middle East and other countries around the world.

What About SuperSystems, Inc. (SSI)

Having over 30 years of experience in the Middle East and about 20 other countries, SSI is a recognized leaders in stand-alone cogeneration, stand-alone seawater desalination, and the simultaneous production of electricity and drinking (or DI water) in a Dual Purpose Facility (DPF) or in a Multi Purpose Facility (MPF).

The “MPF” however, is a relatively new technology. The “MPF” would simultaneously produce (and could be made available for sale) desalinated -drinking- water, KWH, steam, chilled & hot water (for HVAC), and high purity distilled water for boiler MU, and sale to pharmaceutical and Chomical industries. The “MPF” is perfect to a near by tourism village, industrial park, and to certain oil industry.

Thermal, electrical and water load profiles are the key for plant sizing and economy. SSI would optimize the load profiles.

SuperSystems, Inc. (SSI) would utilize a simple cycle, combined cycle, or diesel units for the power portion of the facility in case gas or oil are available. In case biomass and other solid waste are the main fuels available, SSI would consider fluidized bed boiler- based- technology (or in some cases a gasification unit) for the electrical generation plant.

In case natural gas and oil are not available as the main fuel for the power section of the “ DPF”, or the “MPF” , SSI has many years of very extensive experience in utilizing other fuel sources such as biomass, agriculture waste, coal, bagasse, wood -waste, sawdust, nuts shells, shredded tires and any combinations of these fuels, provided they will be delivered to the facility site by others. Please refer to SSI  website for experience with biomass and other solid fuels

A RECOGNIZED LEADER

SuperSystems, Inc. (SSI) is mainly a firm of consulting engineers, project developers and co-financing practicing in California since 1986.  We provide engineering services, feasibility studies, environmental permits for power and water, equipment specifications, site arrangement, process flow diagrams, heat & mass balance diagrams, plant optimization, capex & opex, bid evaluation, start up and testing, and develop projects related to above mentioned areas of technologies.

Regarding SuperSystems’ Combined Power Seawater Desalination Facilities, please refer to the “List of Projects” shown below or under “About Us”