Solar-Powered Desalination Plants

Solar Energy to Power Water Desalination Plants

December 12, 2012 - Saudi Arabia’s newly announced commitment to introducing solar-powered desalination plants marks a significant step in advancing the technology. In October 2012, Abdul Rahman Al-Ibrahim, governor of the country’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), announced plans to establish three new solar-powered desalination plants in Haqel, Dhuba and Farasan. SWCC is the biggest producer of desalinated water worldwide. In the half century since President John F. Kennedy spoke of how it would be a great service to humanity if fresh water can be economically produced from salt water, the need for innovation to satisfy humanity’s demand for clean water has become ever more urgent. While technological advances continue to improve the efficiency of desalination methods, it is vital that the sources of power used by desalination plants also continue to evolve. more on solar>>>