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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Seawater Desalination: An International Perspective Tom Pankratz, Houston, Texas
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com 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
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Quantity versus Capacity
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Technology by the numbers
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Technology Trends
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com The Future
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Top Ten 15 Desal Markets
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com 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
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Office of Saline Water – 1961 courtesy JFK Library 12-effect MED Plant – Freeport, Texas
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com Desal developing slowly in US… 2015 1994199619982000200220042006200820102015
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com …compared to Australia 2015 1994199619982000200220042006200820102015
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com 2010: Why is US desal lagging? We haven’t needed it badly enough Environmental issues Economics Poseidon All of the above X
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Tom Pankratz – 27 January 2012 – tp@globalwaterintel.com 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
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