Water: An Ocean of Opportunity 10 comments

by: Guy Bennett September 16, 2008 | about: ABGOF.PK / AC !F.PK / "" / "O#!F.PK / "O$ / %&!! / G% / !PGOF.PK / '% Guy Bennett ()e "o* +, boun-+n. up an/ /o*n 0+1e a yo2yo. %3ery -)art 0oo1, 0+1e a ,1+ ,0ope. A 4e* +n3e,tor, are pro4+t+n. 4rom t)e,e *+0/ mar1et moo/ ,*+n.,, *)+0e ot)er, are ,ee1+n. re4u.e +n +n/u,tr+e, t)at 4eature non2/+,-ret+onary +tem,, 0+1e *ater. Appro5+mate0y 607 o4 t)e *or0/ popu0at+on 0a-1, a/e8uate 4re,) *ater. !n t)e ne5t /e-a/e an e,t+mate/ 9800 b+00+on +, .o+n. to be ,pent .0oba00y to br+n. 4re,) *ater to t)o,e *)o /on:t )a3e +t. $+t) t)at 1+n/ o4 money 40o*+n. +nto a ,e-tor, you -an bet no* +, t)e t+me to ,tart pay+n. attent+on to *ater. $ater ,tre,, +, ,e3ere +n C)+na, !n/+a, an/ A4r+-a, an/ +t:, a0,o r+,+n. +n /e3e0ope/ nat+on,. Sure t)ere are +n4ra,tru-ture +,,ue,, but one o4 t)e b+..e,t prob0em, +, ,+mp0y a 0a-1 o4 *ater. ;o,t o4 t)e eart):, ,ur4a-e +, *ater, but 0e,, t)an <7 +, /r+n1ab0e. ()e *or0/:, 4re,)*ater re,our-e, are not ,u44+-+ent to 1eep up *+t) /eman/. A, t)e *or0/ popu0at+on .ro*, an/ *ater tab0e, /e-0+ne, a ,o0ut+on )a, to be /e3e0ope/. &+.)t no*, t)at ,o0ut+on +, /e,a0+nat+on. "e,a0+nat+on =remo3+n. t)e ,a0t 4rom o-ean *ater> +, a te-)no0o.y t)at +, .a+n+n. momentum a, a pra-t+-a0 ,o0ut+on to t)e .0oba0 *ater ,)orta.e. ()+, +,n:t ,ome )+ppy .reen2ener.y p+pe /ream t)at:, 20 year, a*ay 4rom )a3+n. a mean+n.4u0 +mpa-t on t)e *or0/. ()e ?at+ona0 A-a/emy o4 S-+en-e, /e-0are/, @"e,a0+nat+on +, a rea0+,t+- opt+on 4or +n-rea,+n. *ater ,upp0+e,.A

"e,a0+nat+on +, 3+ab0e. !n 4a-t, t)ere are -urrent0y more t)an 1,200 /e,a0+nat+on p0ant, ,eparat+n. ,a0t an/ *ater +n t)e *or0/. ;any o4 t)em are +n t)e ;+//0e %a,t, but t)ey are a0,o +n %urope an/ Bapan. ()ere are e3en a 4e* +n t)e Cn+te/ State,. Da, 'e.a, an/ San "+e.o are prepar+n. 4or an +ne3+tab0e *ater ,)orta.e an/ are a0rea/y -on,+/er+n. bu+0/+n. /e,a0+nat+on p0ant,. &+.)t no*, about EE7 o4 4re,) *ater -ome, 4rom r+3er,, 0a1e,, an/ re,er3o+r,. ()e ot)er 17 -ome, 4rom /e,a0+nat+on. "e,a0+nat+on -reate, 11 b+00+on .a00on, o4 /r+n1ab0e *ater per /ay. ()at:, enou.) to 4+00 18,000 O0ymp+-2,+Fe/ ,*+mm+n. poo0,, but +t:, ,t+00 on0y 17 o4 *ater u,e/ +n t)e *or0/. ()at:, a00 ,tart+n. to -)an.e. ()e beauty o4 /e,a0+nat+on +, t)at t)ere *+00 ne3er be any ,)orta.e o4 ra* pro/u-t. So e5pan,+on +, on0y 0+m+te/ to t)e amount o4 +n4ra,tru-ture. ()ere +, -urrent0y a 6G7 +n-rea,e +n /e,a0+nat+on -apa-+ty ,et to -ome on 0+ne +n t)e ne5t ,e3en year,. ()at:, an a//+t+on o4 4+3e b+00+on .a00on, per /ay. $+t) ,omet)+n. a, +mportant a, *ater an/ )un/re/, o4 b+00+on, o4 /o00ar, up 4or .rab,, you -an bet a 0ot o4 b+. -ompan+e, are -)a,+n. a4ter +t. !n t)e pa,t 4e* year, mo,t o4 t)e -ompan+e, /e3e0op+n. /e,a0+nat+on te-)no0o.y )a3e been .obb0e/ up by b+. -on.0omerate,, but not a00 o4 t)em. For +n,tan-e, Genera0 %0e-tr+- =G%> +, )ea3+0y +n3o03e/ +n /e,a0+nat+on te-)no0o.y. !n t)e 0a,t e+.)t year,, t)e -on.0omerate bou.)t out many o4 t)e ,ma00er p0ayer,. G% )a, bou.)t an e5pert+,e by p+-1+n. up ,ma00er p0ayer, 0+1e membrane bu+0/er, Henon %n3+ronmenta0. Ot)er b+. -ompan+e, 0+1e 'eo0+a ='%>, "o* C)em+-a0 ="O$> an/ "uPont =""> )a3e a0,o been mo3+n. +nto /e,a0+nat+on. ()ere a number o4 -on,tru-t+on -ompan+e, *)o )a3e -reate/ a )ea0t)y n+-)e bu+0/+n. /e,a0+nat+on p0ant,. ()e,e +n-0u/e Span+,) -ompan+e,, A--+ona =AC !F.PK> an/ Aben.oa =ABGOF.PK>, !ta0+an bu+0/er, !mpre.0+o =!PGOF.PK> an/ a Sout) Korean -ompany -a00e/ "oo,an ="O#!F.PK>. A0t)ou.) C.S.2ba,e/ @pure p0ay,A are not ea,y to 4+n/, t)ere are ,ome -ompan+e, po+,e/ to /o *e00 4rom t)e /e,a0+nat+on boom. %ner.y &e-o3ery =%&!!> +, a .oo/ e5amp0e. !t ma1e, ,ea*ater /e,a0+nat+on pro/u-t,. %ner.y &e-o3ery +, e5p0o+t+n. one o4 t)e maIor /ra*ba-1, o4 t)e /e,a0+nat+on pro-e,,, ener.y -on,umpt+on. !t, 0ea/+n. pro/u-t +, t)e P Pre,,ure %5-)an.er *)+-) +, a ,pe-+a0+Fe/ pump t)at re-o3er, ener.y 4rom t)e /e,a0+nat+on pro-e,,e,. %ner.y &e-o3ery /+/ 96G m+00+on +n ,a0e, 0a,t year. !t )a, a 3ery )ea0t)y operat+n. mar.+n 4or a manu4a-tur+n. -ompany o4 267 an/ +t, re3enue, are .ro*+n. at a tr+p0e2 /+.+t rate. ;o,t en-oura.+n.0y, t)e -ompany Iu,t ,+.ne/ a -ontra-t *+t) C)+na:, 0ar.e,t /e,a0+nat+on p0ant, t)e (+anI+n "a.an. P0ant. (+anI+n "a.an. *+00 pro/u-e about 26 m+00+on .a00on, o4 *ater a /ay. C)+na +, e5pe-te/ to ,pen/ about 9200 b+00+on on *ater +n4ra,tru-ture +n t)e ne5t /e-a/e. Jou -an bet t)ere *+00 be p0enty more /e,a0+nat+on p0ant, 0+1e (+anI+n popp+n. up.

%ner.y &e-o3ery +, pro3+n. to be a .reat e5amp0e 4or t)e re,t o4 u,. !t ,ee, *)ere t)e a-t+on +, an/ )a, a0rea/y ,tarte/ to ma1e +t, mo3e +nto one o4 t)e )+.)e,t .ro*t) mar1et, 4or *ater +n4ra,tru-ture +n t)e *or0/. !n ,um, t)e *or0/ nee/, more /r+n1ab0e *ater. C)+na )a, 9200 b+00+on earmar1e/ 4or +t. ()e re,t o4 t)e *or0/ )a, an a//+t+ona0 9600 b+00+on ,et a,+/e to bu+0/ t)e ,y,tem, ne-e,,ary to .et *ater to -on,umer,. G0oba0 ,pen/+n. on /e,a0+nat+on +, ,et to more t)an /oub0e +n 4our year,. ;o,t +mportant0y an/ *)at )a, attra-te/ our attent+on at t)e Pro,per+ty "+,pat-), more *ater +, a nee/. (ra/er, an/ pun/+t, -an ,pe-u0ate a00 /ay *)+-) ban1 t)e Fe/ *+00 ba+0 out ne5t, but t)ey:00 ne3er 1no* 4or ,ure. $)en +t -ome, to *ater, *e pretty mu-) 1no* .o3ernment, *+00 ,pen/ any amount ne-e,,ary. Michael D.: Comments (69) !toc"#al" (1) $ollo%!o &'m curious: K()ere *+00 ne3er be a ,)orta.e o4 ra* pro/u-tK +, true, but *)at )appen, *)en t)e +n/u,try +, on ,u-) a .ran/ ,-a0e t)at ,a0t be-ome, t)e *a,te pro/u-t, +mpo,,+b0e to ,tore, you -anKt /ump +t +nto t)e o-ean, bury +t, et-. Comments (1(() &nsta)lo* (1) $ollo%&t %on't e+er happen. A /e,a0+nat+on p0ant on0y ta1e, a per-enta.e o4 t)e *ater out o4 ,a0t *ater. !t +, too e5pen,+3e to remo3e a00 t)e *ater an/ 0ea3e on0y ,a0t. ! be0+e3e you are t)+n1+n. o4 e3aporat+on, *)+0e mo,t o4 t)e,e u,e re3er,e o,mo,+, t)rou.) a membrane 3+a pre,,ure. ()ey )a3e 0+m+t, on t)e -on-entrat+on o4 ,a0t +n t)e *ater t)ey *+00 *or1 a.a+n,t. ()e -on-entrate/ ,a0t *ater +, put ba-1 +n t)e o-ean K/o*n,treamK o4 your p0ant +nta1e. An/ t)e *ater you e5tra-t e3entua00y ma1e, +t, *ay ba-1 to t)e o-ean t)rou.) e3aporat+on an/ ra+n, or ,e*a.e treatment, or .roun/*ater, et-. So you are on0y temporar+0y ,eparat+n. +t, not permanent0y. $)at t)e art+-0e on0y bru,)e, on an/ +, t)e ma+n /ra*ba-1 o4 /e,a0+nat+on +, t)e e5pen,e. !t ta1e, a 0ot o4 ener.y to run t)e pro-e,, a, you are putt+n. ba-1 or re3er,+n. t)e ener.y o4 ,o0ut+on. !t )a, been a *)+0e ,+n-e ! 0oo1e/ +nto +t, but 4rom memory ! t)+n1 +t -o,t G to 10 -ent, a .a00on 4or treatment *)en ! /+/. (yp+-a0 4re,)*ater rate, are +n t)e ,ub 1 -ent per .a00on ran.e. ()+, *ater +, more 0+1e bott0e/ *ater, u,e/ on0y 4or /r+n1+n., un0e,, you )a3e no ot)er -)o+-e. $ater+n. a 0a*n *ou0/ be 3ery e5pen,+3e. !n a -0+mate 0+1e Ca0+4orn+a or ?e3a/a, +t m+.)t -o,t you 9G00/mont) 4or *ater /ur+n. t)e ,ummer u,+n. t)+, met)o/ +4 you are a )omeo*ner *+t) a ,*+mm+n. poo0 an/ 0an/,-ape p0ant,. Ob3+ou,0y not 4ea,+b0e 4or t)+r/ *or0/ -ountr+e, *)ere t)at m+.)t be year0y earn+n.,. ()e true ,o0ut+on to t)e *ater -r+,+, =an/ ,o many ot)er,> +, 4e*er peop0e. C)eaper too. But *)at are t)e o//, o4 t)atL : Da+e ,: Comment (1) $ollo%m-m a)o+e has a *oo- *rasp. A 0+tt0e -)eaper no* t)an *)en )e 0a,t 0oo1e/. $)at ma1e, %&!! +ntere,t+n. +, t)e )u.e amount o4 ener.y t)at t)e+r pro/u-t re-o3er, 4rom *)at ot)er*+,e *ou0/ be ab,o0ute *a,te. ()e on0y /ra*ba-1 +, t)at t)e+r pro/u-t ne3er *ear, out an/ /oe,nKt re8u+re any ma+ntenan-e. Dar.e moat. "!SCDOSC&%: ! -urrent0y )a3e a 0on. po,+t+on +n %&!!.

./eefr!in*0: Comment (1) $ollo%1reat post m-mr2s-s )ut & offer this comment on price. $)+0e potab0e *ater 3ar+e, +n -o,t an/ a3a+0ab+0+ty aroun/ t)e *or0/, 96.00 /t)ou,an/ .a00on, =91.0G /;<>, or 0.6 -ent, per .a00on +, a .oo/ roun/ number 4or *)at 4o01, +n t)e 4+r,t *or0/ pay 4or treate/ 4re,) *ater. "e,a0+nat+on -o,t, )a3e /e-0+ne/ ,tea/+0y 4or 1G year, or ,o a, membrane te-)no0o.y =40u5, membrane 0+4e, ,a0t ,p0+tt+n. et-.> )a, +mpro3e/ t)at t)e -o,t o4 /e,a0+nate/ *ater +, -on3er.+n. on t)e -o,t o4 treate/ 4re,) *ater. "e,a0+nate/ *ater -o,t +, a0,o 3ar+ab0e but a .oo/ roun/ number 4or t)at ,upp0y at reta+0 +, 96.00 /t)ou,an/ .a00on, =91.G8 /;<> or about 0.6 -ent, per .a00on. !4 you -on,+/er a typ+-a0, *a,te4u0, 4+r,t *or0/ -on,umpt+on rate o4 100 .a00on, per /ay per per,on t)e a3era.e 4am+0y o4 6 *ou0/ pay an a//+t+ona0 926 /mont). ...at t)at pr+-e /e0ta /e,a0+nat+on ,tart, 0oo1+n. rea,onab0e +n many part, o4 t)e *or0/ e3en *+t)out reu,e, .ray *ater re-y-0e et-. /ic"1: Comments (3) Fo00o* Sa0t +, a pro/u-t. Sea ,a0t +, t)e ,our-e o4 ,e3era0 pro/u-t, an/ t)e ba,+, o4 ,e3era0 pro-e,,e,. ()e tr+-1 +, to e,tab0+,) re0ate/ +n/u,tr+e, to.et)er =an/ per)ap, .et t)em to ,)are t)e -ape5>. ;o,t "e,a0 proIe-t, are p+t-)e/ to .o3ernment, t)at /o not )a3e ,u-) a )o0+,t+- 3+e*. $)+-), +n turn, ma1e, t)e "e,a0 bu,+ne,, un,tab0e an/ po0+t+-a00y 3u0nerab0e. cliffman: Comments (4) Fo00o*$$A( =$or0/*ater an/ So0ar Po*er Corp> )a, a un+t 4or pur+4y+n. *ater an/ +t +, run *+t) ,o0ar po*er. 5in" 6 /eply loo" at ,yflu78 5t- on the !in*apore. CanKt be0+e3e +t *a, o3er0oo1e/ +n t)e abo3e art+-0e. Wateruser: Comment (1) Fo00o*Jou -an ta1e a )or,e to *ater, but -an you ma1e a )or,e /r+n1. $ater "e,a0+nat+on !nternat+ona0, !n-. ,oon to un3e+0 a /e,a0+nat+on pro-e,, t)e Pa,,are00 '.%.S. ()+, pro-e,, ,eparate, potab0e *ater 4rom t)e e0ement, +n ,ea*ater, u,+n. t)e .ra3+tat+ona0 +n40uen-e +n an amb+ent 3apor 4+e0/. ()e e5tra-t+on o4 /r+n1+n. *ater, 0ea3e, a *et -ry,ta00+Fe/ ,a0t e0+m+nat+n. *a,te br+ne 4rom be+n. returne/ to t)e ,ea an/ t)u, pre,er3+n. t)e en3+ronment. Cru-+a0 en3+ronmenta0 en4or-ement +, ne-e,,ary to pre,er3e t)e en3+ronment. ()ere4ore, $"! )a, /e3e0ope/ a mu0t+p0e po/ te-)n+8ue 4or ,ub,ur4a-e = be0o* t)e ,ea40oor> retr+e3a0 o4 ,ea*ater to retr+e3e t)e ,ea*ater 4or t)e Pa,,are00 '%S pro-e,,. ()e /e,a0+nat+on pro-e,,+n. o4 ,ea*ater +nto /r+n1+n. *ater +, -o,t0y *+t) t)e pro-e,,e, *e are no* u,+n., but no* *+t) t)e '.%.S pro-e,,, $"! )a, bro1en t)e )+.) pr+-e o4 /r+n1+n. *ater 4rom t)e ,ea t)e pr+-e a, 0o* a, one t)+r/ &e3er,e O,mo,+, pro-e,,+n.. %5tra +n-ome bene4+t, are obta+ne/ 4rom t)e -ry,ta00+Fe/ ,a0t t)rou.) t)e -ommer-+a0 mar1et+n., 0o*er+n. t)e -o,t o4 /r+n1+n. *ater. Soon2to2be operat+n. +n Sau/+ Arab+a.