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REAL-WORLD APPLICATION

Optimising efficiency potential for desalination plants

Streamline the design, construction, commissioning and operation of desalination plants. Achieve optimum plant performance and return on investment through standardisation, automation and digitalisation — for a future where every drop counts.

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Challenge

Water is the world’s number one resource, and desalination is a key technology to produce it. The market is growing steadily but is also subject to enormous cost pressures.

Solution

We have a broad and proven portfolio of products and services for plant-level data integration and OT/IT integration. From accurate data processing to digital twins, our solutions use mathematical models and algorithms to improve plant efficiency.

Maximise the potential of desalination

Desalinating seawater to prevent water scarcity is an essential service in many global regions. With Siemens solutions, you can standardise, design and optimise operation processes within desalination plants and:

Increase plant transparency
Support informed decision-making
Improve desalination plant performance
Optimise cleaning schedules
Reduce energy consumption
Streamline design, commissioning and operator training

Aerial view of a desalination plant in Abu Dhabi.

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Precise measurement

Our process instrumentation and analytics portfolio has the right solution for any measurement task. We can help you make processes more efficient and comply with regulatory guidelines and quality standards.

Desalination project support

Digitalisation and automation solutions from Siemens provide all the tools for streamlining the design and commissioning of desalination plants as well as increasing plant and process performance.

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Virtual commissioning

Simplify the engineering phase using a digital twin to virtually commission the desalination plant, drastically reducing on-site work and expenses.

CASE STUDY

Saudi Arabia desalination plants

A desalination plant in Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia, with a large building and machinery in the foreground.

Siemens equips desalination plants in Saudi Arabia with process automation

Results: Our process automation, drive technology, process instrumentation and communication technology allow these plants to:

Support a total capacity of 240,000 cubic metres per day
Use just three kilowatts per cubic metre of produced water
Maximise energy efficiency
Decrease OpEx costs and maintenance times