1. Energy Conversion Efficiency
The Oyster® desalinator supplies pressurised water directly to reverse osmosis (RO) plant; eliminating the need for pumps powered by fossil fuels; or the need to convert energy into electricity and back to pressurised water as required by RO plant powered by altnernative renewable energies. The elimination of energy conversion stages means that the Oyster® desalinator has significantly lower total-system specific energy consumption than other desalination plants powered by renewable energy.
2. Cost-Effective
The reduced number of components in the plant means that it needs a minimum amount of user intervention, which along with the low demand for chemical additives minimises operating costs. The Oyster® desalinator has been designed to maximise uses standard reverse-osmosis desalination components maximising the reliability of the system and further minimising capital costs. Aquamarine’s cost projections indicate that the Oyster® desalinator will be competitive with current fossil-fuelled reverse-osmosis desalination plants.
3. Zero Emission Supply
Most of the world’s reverse-osmosis desalination plants are inefficiently powered by fossil fuels and, hence, the opportunity to replace this with renewable sources meets the economic, environmental and security of supply goals of many communities.
4. Off grid solution
The Oyster® desalinator can operate independently of an electrical grid, producing water even when there is no electricity supply; a common occurrence on weak electrical networks. This makes the Oyster® desalinator particularly suitable for remote and rural locations with an unreliable supply of electricity.
5. Low ecological impact
The plant has been designed to eliminate the need for chemical doping, and the potential for disposal of brine away from the shoreline minimises the environmental impact associated with traditional desalination plants.
