Meed | Singaporean brine solution makes way to UAE

Singaporean brine solution makes way to UAE

26 September 2024

Dubai-based Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company (EEIC) has signed an agreement with Singapore's MediSun Energy to distribute a solution that can help boost energy efficiency in water desalination and brine management processes.

The product, called Wegen, uses osmotic energy to generate electricity while reducing overall energy consumption in the desalination process.

The solution comprises specialised membranes used to process brine, the main waste product in the desalination process.

Osmotic power is described as "the mechanical power produced when fresh water moves from a solution of lower concentration or feed to a solution of higher concentration across a semipermeable membrane".

EEIC and MediSun executives recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) leading to EEIC acting as the exclusive distributor of the product in the UAE.

Hagop Dermosessian, general manager of EEIC & GCG Engineering Services, and Dusun Kim, co-founder and chief executive of MediSun Energy, signed the MoU.

Traditional reverse osmosis (RO) systems are energy-intensive and produce brine as a byproduct, leading to significant environmental and economic issues, the firms said.

According to Kim, integrating the Wegen technology can improve energy efficiency and reduce consumption by up to 30% compared to traditional RO systems.

The UAE's two largest emirates have a water destination capacity of over 1,500 million imperial gallons a day (MIGD). Three seawater reverse osmosis plants with a capacity of about 370 MIGD are under construction in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Several other facilities are in the planning or tendering stages.

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Jennifer Aguinaldo