Saudi Arabia’s NEOM announced in a statement that, it has signed agreement to build first solar desalination project. The project will utilize “solar dome” technology for its construction.
The project location will be in NEOM City, located in northwest Saudi Arabia.
The agreement was signed with UK firm, Solar Water Plc.
Solar dome desalination project:
As per the statement, the project will be built by adopting pioneering solar technology to produce low cost, environmentally friendly water.
It is expected that, at an estimated cost of $0.34/Cu.m, the cost of producing water through “solar dome” technology will be significantly lower than desalination plants using reverse osmosis methods.
The pilot project promises to revolutionize the water desalination process, helping solve one of the world’s most pressing problems access to fresh water.
Work on the first “solar dome” will begin in February 2020. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
The technology will also significantly reduce the impact on the environment by producing more concentrated brine, a potentially harmful byproduct of the water extraction process.
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