Project Status: Complete
Project Participants: Curtin University of Technology, Kwinana Industries Council
Project Leader: Albena Bossilkov (Curtin University of Technology)
The project undertook a scoping and pre-feasibility study into an evaporative seawater desalination system in the Kwinana Industrial Area, utilising energy and moisture contents of industry flue gases. The first stage of the project included a baseline assessment on available desalination and evaporative water treatment technologies, followed by a review of possible treatment/supply options in Kwinana. The first stage will also covered stakeholder engagement and the development of an issues paper on how a seawater desalination plant, driven by industry flue gases, would fit within the deregulation of the water supply market. The aim of the first stage was to come up with promising treatment scenarios which have anticipated industry, government, and community support.
The Stage 1 research objectives were to:
From this project, an idea for a collaborative demonstration desalination project has arisen and is being explored as part of the project "Capturing Regional Synergies in Kwinana Industrial Area" (3B1 Extension).
This study was completed in December 2009 and the Kwinana Industries Council Eco-efficiency Committee will consider the next phase of the project following the closure of CSRP.