Osmosun - Model SW -Solar Powered Seawater Desalination Unit
The OSMOSUN® desalination units are the world’s first solar-powered units. These 100% autonomous units produce between 1 m3 and 600 m3 of fresh water per day. Modular, OSMOSUN® units adapt to the water needs of the most remote water stressed settings, to desalinate sea water to produce 1 m3 to 10 000 m3 per day of fresh water.
- TDS seawater: 35 to 45 g/liter
- TDS concentrate: 45 to 50 g/liter
- TDS permeate: < 0,5 g/liter
Every desalination need is specific to its environment; Mascara Renewable Water offers turnkey OSMOSUN® solar desalination installation as well as ready to install OSMOSUN® units to implement in a prepared environment.
- The criteria when considering whether or not to customize OSMOSUN® units are multiple:
- Potential pre-treatment depending on the raw water supply
- Remote monitoring and maintenance of the OSMOSUN® unit
- Post-treatment by re-mineralization (by calcification) and/or chlorination (by solar electrolysis) of the permeates
- Containerization for transportation and/or permanent implementation
The OSMOSUN® desalination units are flexible and modular. Thus, to generate energy outside the hours of sunshine and produce up to three times the solar daily capacity if necessary, (24hours per day instead of 8 hours), it is possible to connect the desalination units to an alternative source of energy.
When the source of electricity, network or generator is above 0.13 € / kWh, the OSMOSUN® desalination unit is more competitive than a conventional desalination unit.
The OSMOSUN® 10 unit thus produces 30 m3 of water per day instead of the 10 m3 of water with just the solar energy, or the OSMOSUN® 300 unit produces up to 900 m3 of water per day.
This additional solar / grid hybrid power capability allows OSMOSUN® to be used as a “virtual battery,” a flexible, low-power load for an increased penetration rate of renewable energy on the grid.
