Given the extraordinary proliferation of seawater desalination plants, Israel’s transition to become a country that almost exclusively relies on desalination for municipal water supply is instructive as a case study, especially given concerns about the technology’s prodigious carbon footprint. This article offers a detailed description of the country’s desal experience with a focus on the associated energy requirements, environmental policies and perspectives of decision makers. Israel’s desalination plants are arguably the most energy-efficient in the world. The present consensus among government engineers, however, is that meaningful improvements in energy efficiency are unlikely in the foreseeable future.
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Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/addressing-desalination%E2%80%99s-carbon-footprint-israeli-experience
[2] http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/2/197
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alon-tal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/water
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/desalination
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/israel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy-efficiency
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
