FLOATING AUTONOMOUS COST EFFECTIVE ECOLOGICAL DESALINATION UNIT

FLOATING AUTONOMOUS COST EFFECTIVE ECOLOGICAL DESALINATION UNIT

OFFSHORE ENERGY &

WATER SYSTEMS

A NEW BUSINESS FOR

SHIPYARDS

EXISTING “OLD” SOLUTIONS Desalination of sea water

Negative points- Sea water is deep in most islands and wind turbines can be placed on ridges, which requires construction of roads and electricity lines, and introduce disturbances to people.

PRODUCTION COST. The process is very energy consuming and if the energy is not produced from RES cause major environmental impact.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT From water intakes (if near the coast), from the chemical treatment of sea water and from the discharge of highly concentrated salt brines that also contain other chemical pollutants.

SUN (photovoltaics)

WIND

(windturbine)

SEA (water)

with a Natural way create an INEXHAUSTIBLE FRESH WATER SPRING

RESULT

OUR WAY = NATURAL WAY

TECHNICAL Challenge : VERY STABLE even under extreme weather conditions

THE FIRST FLOATING WINDTURBINE IN THE WORLD

-Operation with variable power

-Energy recovery with variable power

-Without chemical pre-treatment of sea water

-Unmanned

-Low cost production of fresh water

INNOVATIONS

The first floating, wind powered desalination plant worldwide.

•First floating windturbine worldwide which is also producing potable from sea water

Without chemical pretreatment of sea water

Can easily integrate any other RES device (wave / tidal energy …)

Easily Transportable

• LAUNCHING IN 2006• INITIAL SEA TRIALS 6 Μonths• IN AEGEAN SEA from 6/2007 • 49 MONTHS IN THE WAVES

• WIND SPEEDS UP TO 120 (design 200) km/hour• INNOVATION - PATENTS• LLOYD’S Innovation Award, REGIO STARS 2008• Design for 1.000 m3/day• Low Production + Maintenance cost = 0,3 €/m3

TESTED SOLUTION - Floating Ecological Desalination

AIR POLLUTION

Brine (with chemicals) disposed near the coast

• No fossil fuels, only WIND and SUN, 100% RES

• Without any chemical pre-treatment of sea water

• Far away from the coast

• Without any impact on the island.

• Transportable, we can place it in any place local people desire and can be easily towed to another place if and when is required.

• Autonomous Automatic Unmanned operation

COMPARISON OF WATER SOLUTIONS Ordinary Desalination = Dirty ECOLOGICAL = Natural

ECOWINDWATER

• Ecological• Scalable• Autonomous, Unmanned• Low installation

and maintenance costs

• Transportable

• Integrated with any RES device - Easily connected to Photovoltaic systems, to wave and tidal energy devices etc..

Result = with a Natural way create an INEXHAUSTIBLE FRESH WATER SPRING

BLUE H 2007

YDRIADA 2006

PRINCIPLE POWER

SIEMENS +STATOIL 2009

FLOATING WINDTURBINES

Thank you for your attention

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