The pilot desalination program launched by Masdar is designed to test and develop energy-efficient seawater desalination technologies that can be supplied by renewable energy sources.
The 18-month pilot project will cover the design, implementation and maintenance of a pilot desalination unit.
The plant, potentially powered completely by renewable energy sources, will offer more energy efficiency than current desalination systems and will be suitable for the seawater and environmental conditions found in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The pilot will call for a full-scale facility to be operational by 2020, with the long-term objective of implementing the best performing technologies in desalination plants across the UAE.
Dow technologies that will be installed include DOW FILMTEC SEAMAXX and DOW FILMTECTM ECO elements.