How is A2WH different from desalination?
Desalination accepts a salty input water such as Ocean water or Brackish salt water. The salt is removed from the water using either a Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane or a Distillation approach. The salt which is left is concentrated into a highly concentrated brine stream which must be disposed of. A2WH produces no waste brine so it has nothing to dispose of which can make obtaining necessary permits easier and less expensive. In general A2WH will compete favorably on a cost per liter basis when compared to the capital + energy + membrane costs for operating a RO system over it’s 20 year life. We at A2WH feel that Desalination and A2WH are ideally used together. By leveraging both technologies an ideal mix of reliability and cost can be obtained. Spreading the investment for water infrastructure across multiple unrelated technologies it can improve the municipalities ability to withstand unanticipated problems and natural disasters. Here are the main differences. • The A2WH system start
Desalination accepts a salty input water such as Ocean water or Brackish salt water. The salt is removed from the water using either a Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane or a Distillation approach. The salt which is left is concentrated into a highly concentrated brine stream which must be disposed of. A2WH produces no waste brine so it has nothing to dispose of which can make obtaining necessary permits easier and less expensive. In general A2WH will compete favorably on a cost per liter basis when compared to the capital + energy + membrane costs for operating a RO system over it’s 20 year life. We at A2WH feel that Desalination and A2WH are ideally used together. By leveraging both technologies an ideal mix of reliability and cost can be obtained. Spreading the investment for water infrastructure across multiple unrelated technologies it can improve the municipalities ability to withstand unanticipated problems and natural disasters. Here are the main differences. • The A2WH system start
