BELGIUM – A new desalination facility is to be built in the port of Antwerp, which will pump up brackish dock water and convert it to high-quality process water for the chemical sector in the area. The project will be developed by investment company AVAIO in collaboration with chemical companies Covestro and Evonik.
AVAIO has concluded a letter of intent with Covestro to build the plant on the Covestro industrial site and will also supply Evonik via a new pipeline. With the construction of the new plant in the port of Antwerp, industrial companies will no longer need to use drinking water from the Albert Canal. AVAIO and AECOM want to start applying for the necessary permits early next year and expect to start construction of the plant by mid-2022 and operations in 2024. (WaterWorld)
RUSSIA – Russian energy goods transporter OTEKO has selected a reverse osmosis desalination system from IDE Technologies for its plants on the shores of the Black Sea. The plant is part of the wider new cargo terminal and industrial area development at the Taman Seaport. The desalination system selected comprises two chemical-free IDE PROGREENTM desalination units that produce 11,000 m3/d of drinking water.
The project is in the advanced state of commissioning, with one of the two 5,500 m3/d units already operational and the second unit expected to launch in early 2020. The facility is scheduled to add a third unit in about a year’s time, bringing the total capacity to 16,500 m3/d. OTEKO plans to allocate 10 percent of its produced water for domestic use. (WaterWorld)