MIT Desalination Device comes in Postage Stamp-Size
Portable Solar-Powered Desalination System Developed by MIT [Video]
New Technology Could Triple Efficiency of Solar Panels
GE White Tetra MAX LED Lighting Provide 80 percent Energy Savings for Channel Letter Light
Minnesota Twins Stadium to Cover 50% of Water Needs with Rainwater Recycling System
British Tech Firm Offers to Clean Up Gulf Surface Oil - BP gives No Response
Nomad Plant Robot May Help Clean Polluted Rivers
EcoView Residential Energy Management System to Reduce Energy Bills by 20%
Giving Green Buildings a ‘Skin’ may be a more Efficient Means of Building Climate Control
Aerogels could help Clean Up Future Oil Spills
New Landscape Rating System to Transform the Industry, Complete Green Building Puzzle
Stirling Energy Systems Suncatcher CSP System Introduced [Video]
HYDRA Solar Powered Water Purification and Energy System Introduced - Unique and Cost Effe
Low Cost Pico Generators use Water Pressure to generate power
U.S to Build 16 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy from Recovery Act Funds
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System
Reverse osmosis has become a fairly well known water purification system among homeowners and industry alike. Its big drawback is the inherent energy inefficiency of the reverse osmosis process. California-based NanoH2O, however, is claiming that their new reverse osmosis seawater desalination machines will improve process efficiency by 50 percent to 100 percent. The claims are impressive enough that the U.S. Navy is funding an on-ship two-year test of the NanoH2O system.
The construction of the reverse osmosis membrane is the key to its efficiency. Most membranes use a polymer material to filter out unwanted materials – like salt – from water. NanoH2O’s product incorporates an inorganic metal-based material along with the polymer. The material is hydrophilic and porous, allowing greater volumes of water to pass through the membrane at once resulting in a greater yield of ‘clean’ water per gallon of input. The relatively low yield of clean water to input of unprocessed water is what has made traditional reverse osmosis systems fairly expensive to operate.
With its vast fleet, a more energy efficient Navy can have a discernibly positive impact on energy use. The Navy must agree, as they awarded NanoH2O a $400,000 grant to test their reverse osmosis desalination system on select boats.
More on desalination:
MIT desalination device comes in postage stamp size
New nanotech device performs desalination at a fraction of the cost
Desalination equipment maker sees rapid growth
Recommended for Further Reading:
- MIT Desalination Device comes in Postage Stamp-Size
- Portable Solar-Powered Desalination System Developed by MIT [Video]
- New Technology Could Triple Efficiency of Solar Panels
- GE White Tetra MAX LED Lighting Provide 80 percent Energy Savings for Channel Letter Light
- Minnesota Twins Stadium to Cover 50% of Water Needs with Rainwater Recycling System
- British Tech Firm Offers to Clean Up Gulf Surface Oil - BP gives No Response
- Nomad Plant Robot May Help Clean Polluted Rivers
- EcoView Residential Energy Management System to Reduce Energy Bills by 20%
- Giving Green Buildings a ‘Skin’ may be a more Efficient Means of Building Climate Control
- Aerogels could help Clean Up Future Oil Spills
- New Landscape Rating System to Transform the Industry, Complete Green Building Puzzle
- Stirling Energy Systems Suncatcher CSP System Introduced [Video]
- HYDRA Solar Powered Water Purification and Energy System Introduced - Unique and Cost Effe
- Low Cost Pico Generators use Water Pressure to generate power
- U.S to Build 16 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy from Recovery Act Funds
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System http://t.co/gRfkAZsq #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System http://bit.ly/aDsrcg #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System http://bit.ly/aDsrcg #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System http://bit.ly/aDsrcg #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System http://bit.ly/aDsrcg #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy
NanoH2O to Build Navy On-Ship Desalination System http://bit.ly/aDsrcg #eco #cleantech #greenbuilding #renewableenergy