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Global
water shortage affects one billion people worldwide; new technology aims to
help solve humanity's biggest problem using wasted thermo-electric power plant
energy equivalent to eight times the world’s renewable energy capacity
Dubai, 23 March 2016: Crystal Lagoons, the patented technology developer
of giant crystalline lagoons, is reporting strong worldwide
interest in new technology developed by the company to deal with humanity's biggest problem - potable fresh
water shortage – which affects over one billion people worldwide.
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Crystal Lagoons’ experimental desalination technology
project is a ‘zero energy’ solution that would use wasted energy from Northern Chile’s
12 thermo-electric plants to potentially generate enough potable water for the
country’s entire population. This wasted energy is the equivalent of eight
times the world’s renewable energy capacity and has huge global potential.
According to
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), by 2025, almost two billion
people, or 40% of humanity, will face life-threatening water shortages, with
virtually every continent affected
UNEP data report that eight countries in the
Middle East already have the lowest water availability per capital in the world,
while the UAE is one of the highest per capita water consumers globally.
“Water issues are an integral part of our corporate social responsibility
programmes, as a responsible global corporation we place tremendous emphasis on
how we can make an impression on the issues affecting the rest of the world,” said
Carlos Salas, Crystal Lagoons regional director for the Middle East.
Crystal Lagoons plans to establish pilot plants in several locations
across Chile, with construction of the first plant, located in Antofagasta, set
to begin later this year. The company will invest US$222,000 ($150 million
pesos) into the project.
The
technology has already been patented in the US via the United States Patent and
Trademark Office’s (UNPTO) Green Fast Track programme, which gives preference
to granting patents to technologies that have a high ecological impact and
environmental contribution.
