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A desalination plant now operates in Sydney, [169] and the Wonthaggi desalination plant was under construction in Wonthaggi, Victoria. A wind farm at Bungendore in New South Wales was purpose-built to generate enough renewable energy to offset the Sydney plant's energy use, [ 170 ] mitigating concerns about harmful greenhouse gas emissions .
The first desalination plant in Mexico was built in 1960 and had a capacity of 27,648 m 3 /day. [7] As of 2006, there were 435 desalination plants in Mexico with a total capacity of 311,700 m 3 /day. [72] One of the world's largest desalination plants (380,160 m 3 /day) is planned for Rosarito. [73]
The desalination plant and associated infrastructure includes tunnels connecting the plant to marine intake and discharge structures up to 1.2 km (1 ⁄ 2 mi) out to sea, an 85-kilometre (55 mi) pipeline to connect the plant to Melbourne's water supply system, and power supply infrastructure for the plant.
The budgeted cost of this plant, together with the three other desalination plants in the county, is reported to be KSh16 billion (US$160 million). [1] Almar Water Solutions has signed agreements with the Mombasa County government, to design, finance, build and operate the desalination plant for 25 years after commissioning. [4]
The plant began regular operations in December 2015. [9] It was named after a former Carlsbad mayor, Claude "Bud" Lewis, who held the position for almost a quarter of a century. [10] Lewis died in 2014 and was a supporter of construction of the desalination plant. [11] After completion, it underwent six months of testing before being brought ...
The plant began operating in April 2014 and, as of January 2017, is the world's largest hybrid water desalination plant. [1] [2] The project includes a power plant capable of producing 2400 MW of electricity. [1] In 2015, it won the Global Water Awards "Desalination Plant of the Year" award. [3] [4]
1. Constructing a seawater desalination plant, that uses the reverse osmosis desalination process, where two liters of sea water are taken in, producing one liter of drinkable water and a second liter of very salty water , which is returned to the sea. [1] [4] A three-year operation and maintenance period is part of the EPC contract. [6] 2.
Many of these plants have included in their overall cost the building of renewable energy sources such as wind farms. Australia's first working desalination plant was the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant that was completed in November 2006. A second plant on the Gold Coast began operations in February 2009.