Water Standard prepares to set sail

Water Standard’s purchase of an ocean-going vessel goes a long way towards sealing the future of large-scale shipmounted desalination. All it needs now is an offtaker.

Large-scale ship-mounted desalination took one step closer to becoming a reality in August, as Water Standard Company (WSC) concluded the purchase of a 48,000 deadweight tonne vessel, on which it plans to install a 50,000m3/d seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant, expandable to 75,000m3/d.

The move marks a significant milestone for WSC, which has been developing ...

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