The City of Cape Town is calling on the public to comment on the proposal to implement and operate the city’s first permanent ...

Producing fresh water in the driest parts of the world by removing the salt from sea water is resulting in a deluge of brine, especially in the Middle East and North Africa. The amount of brine ...

The City of Cape Town is planning a state-of-the-art desalination plant in the industrial hub of Paarden Eiland.

Chemical engineering specialists have mapped out the risks for South Africa in setting up a multi-billion dollar green ...

A German research team has investigated the feasibility of a large-scale PV-powered seawater reverse osmosis desalination ...

CAPE MAY — Recent estimates put the price of a new desalination plant, which local officials describe as badly needed, at $30 million. Plans are to look for grant money, including federal ...

Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.

The significant energy demands of desalination plants make them expensive to operate. To mitigate this, the government is exploring options for desalination units powered by renewable energy sources.