Dubai – Mubasher: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) signed a partnership agreement with Dutch startup Desolenator BV, to build a sustainable, carbon-neutral water purification and desalination system based on solar thermal energy.
The innovative design is aimed to be 100% reliant on solar energy at a target levelised cost of potable water production to be less than $0.02 per litre, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on Tuesday.
The collaboration is part of DEWA's participation in the Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) programme, the world’s largest accelerator programme.
Under the agreement, a pilot water desalination plant has been installed at the Jebel Ali Power Plant and Desalination Complex, with a production capacity of a minimum of 1,000 litres of potable water per day.
MD and CEO of DEWA, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, said: "The partnership with Desolenator also supports DEWA's efforts to achieve the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions Strategy 2050 to provide 100% of Dubai's total production capacity from clean energy sources by 2050."
For his part, the CEO of Desolenator, William Janssen, stated: "To address the global water and climate crisis, we need new collaboration between innovators and organisations. DEWA has shown the vision and support that stands as a great example for the world. Desolenator strives to create partnerships that support futuristic thinking."
