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Technology & Company Assessment

Is the technology real, and is the company behind it sound?

Techno-economic assessment of desalination technologies, components and companies, for corporates, investors and technology suppliers. Includes our long-standing work on coupling desalination with renewable energy (CSP and PV) and water-energy-nexus concepts.

Proven, small marketEstablished and provenEarly researchHype, thin evidenceMarket maturity (applied)Scientific basisAssessment grid based on CDT-26

We separate market maturity from scientific evidence - that is where hype becomes visible.

What you receive

Technology maturity and benchmark assessment · market and competitive positioning · cost and scaling analysis · for renewable-desalination concepts: integration and financing-readiness review.

Selected experience

Assessments for international industrial groups (2011-2017) · programme advisory for renewable-coupled desalination in North Africa (2011, 2013) · concept design for CSP-driven desalination (2011).

Selected references

  • Techno-economic company and technology assessments for international industrial groups, including ThyssenKrupp, Bilfinger & Berger and KBA (2011-2012)
  • Programme advisory on renewable-coupled desalination, six plants in southern Tunisia (2011, 2013); CSP-desalination concept design (Sundrop, 2011)
  • Membrane technology comparison for TUEV Sued (2014-2015); component testing for LANXESS (2016-2017)

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Plants we have assessed - from membrane trains to thermal blocks.

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