Solar powered RO Systems for sweet, brakish and salty water
Since RO systems becomes cheaper and easier to handle the latest developments are to combine proven photovoltaic technology (PV) with proven RO technology. The result is an economical solution that provides always clean water on a decentralised and renewable basis.
Small PV powered Reverse Osmosis desalination systems
- Up to 120 liters of desalined water per day
- Up to 280 liters of desalinated water per day
- Up to 500 liters of desalinated water per day
- Up to 1400 liters of desalinated water per day
- Up to 3500 liters of desalinated water per day
Brackish Water Desalination System TBW 6500
- To enhance efficiency a wind turbine can be added
The Solar Treating Brackish Water System can provide from 3,500 Liters a day up to 6,500 Liters a day depending on the salinity of the feed water. It can operate in a feed water range from seawater down to a few thousand parts per million of salinity such as brackish wells and lakes. Utilizing a hybrid of technologies the brackish system can operate in a full range of conditions all the while maintaining the renowned efficiency.
Fresh Water Treatment System TFW 15000 IE
The Solar Treating Fresh Water System can purify 15,000 Liters of water a day from almost any non saline water source. The ultra filtration purification method removes virus and bacteria without the use of harsh or toxic chemicals. Ultra filtration technology is becoming the method of choice for municipal water treatment plants due to its long life and minimal maintenance. The TFW system is designed to operate in the most rugged and hostile conditions.
Different installations around the world with proven track record.
Water purification trailer
The water trailer has been specially designed for
- disaster relief
- military camps
- temporary application
The water trailer is equipped with a solar powered water treatment system for sweet water or a Reverse Osmosis system for salt water sources.
The system provides 7'000 to 15'000 litres of clean drinking water per day from any water source. Powered by renewable solar and/or wind energy it can run 24 hours a day without ongoing fuel and fuel transport costs.
The system produces extra energy for running different electric installations. It comes complete with trailer, borehole type delivery pump, an exclusive automatic back-flushing filtration, batteries, solar panels and controls.
An ultrafiltration membrane or a reverse osmosis system (for sea or brackish water) removes all virus, bacteria and salt without requiring toxic chemical treatment.
Summary of benefits
- Proven marine technology combined with renewable energy adapted for land purpose
- Purify and desalinate almost any kind of raw water
- Ongoing operation with varying salt concentration
- Set up and operation within hours
- Easy maintenance through modular subsystems
- No chemical pretreatment of raw water
- High quality materials
- No noise, smell or any other inconveniences in operation
- Energy demand supplied solely by renewable sources ? no fuel or fuel delivery costs
- Constant high quality of drinking water
- Reliable operation proven by long term experience
- Visit and reference of installed systems any time
- Initially higher investment costs with hardly any running costs
- Pre installed for quick set up
- Scalable with identical and standardized components
- 24 hour operation
Existing Low Pressure sweet and brackish water RO Systems
- Existing RO system combined with existing PV system
Reverse Osmosis System consisting of 5 steps
- Anti Sediment Filter 80 µm
- Activated Carbon Filter
- Fine filter with 5 µm
- Osmosis Membrane with 4 membranes
- Activated Carbon Filter
PV system consisting of
- 2 x 55 Wp PV modules
- Charge controller
- Batteries
- Electronic controls
Summary of PV RO System
- Water production 60 l/h
- Pressurized water storage tank 50 l
- Max water temperature 45 C
- Pressure max 8.5 bar
- Ongoing TDS monitoring for water quality
- Electrical connections 24 VDC
As per renewable based water applications the water output very much depends on the amount of sunshine. The more sunshine the higher the output.
The overall system is very easy to install and to run. Since it is equipped with standard materials that are available virtually anywhere replacement filters are easy and cheap to obtain.
