The growing population, increased water usage and lower rainfall in Australian has resulted in town and city water supply levels to plummet. State governments around Australia have responded and begun building Desalination plants.
Completed Projects:
- Perth Seawater Desalination Plant, WA – 2006.
- Gold Coast Desalination Plant, QLD – 2009.
- Kurnell Desalination Plant, NSW – 2010.
Desalination plants use reverse osmosis technology to purify seawater to make high quality drinking water.
Projects In Progress:
- Southern Seawater Desalination Plant, WA – Due to be completed 2012.
- Wonthaggi Desalination Plant, Vic – Due to be completed 2012.
- Port Stanvac Desalination Plant, SA – Due to be completed 2012.
Planned Projects:
- Point Paterson Desalination Plant, SA – Not Yet Approved.
Many of these plants have included in their overall cost the building of renewable energy sources such as wind farms, solar and other renewable energy sources.
The Victorian Desalination plant will be one of the greenest in the world by using:
- Renewable energy recourses to offset 100 per cent of operational power.
- World-leading energy recovery devices to reduce power consumption.
- A unique design with living green roof and new coastal park.
- Carbon footprint is limited by offsetting operational power with renewable energy certificates.