Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Seawater Desalination: An International Perspective Tom Pankratz, Houston, Texas

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Desalination by the numbers 17.6 billion gallons per day currently online –8.8% increase over last year 20.5 billion gallons per day online, under construction and/or contracted 747 plants with a capacity of 1.4 billion have been added to inventory Growth continues in spite of completion of major projects in key markets and effects of global economic issues

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Quantity versus Capacity

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Technology by the numbers

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Technology Trends

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – The Future

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Top Ten 15 Desal Markets

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Global Trends in Desalination RO will continue to be dominant technology Technology will improve incrementally Increased emphasis on the environment Large projects will predominate Public-private Partnerships will dominate Costs will not come down

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Office of Saline Water – 1961 courtesy JFK Library 12-effect MED Plant – Freeport, Texas

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – Desal developing slowly in US…

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – …compared to Australia

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – 2010: Why is US desal lagging?  We haven’t needed it badly enough  Environmental issues  Economics  Poseidon  All of the above X

Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – In conclusion … Desalination is not a panacea, but it is, and will continue to be, an instrumental part of the solution to growing water scarcities around the world – including in the US