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The Next Generation of Desalination Will Be Built as Climate Infrastructure

Water scarcity is no longer a distant development challenge. It is becoming a sovereign risk issue and an investment issue. In many countries, the...

Digital Twins and AI as Foundational Infrastructures for Urban Sustainability and Resilience

Sustainability and urban resilience are high on the agenda today. It is often said that we “only” need more data to better understand how...

Desalination Needs Catalytic Communities

Desalination is a mature technology, but in parts of the world such as the U.S., it has been slow to scale. The sector has...

Circular Desalination: Why the Next Phase of the Sector Must Treat Brine as a Resource

Desalination has become an essential part of the global water resources mix, particularly in water-stressed coastal regions where climate volatility, population growth and industrial...

Beyond Energy Consumption: Tackling Fouling, Chemical Use and Operational Burden in Sustainable Desalination

The desalination sector has made major progress in reducing the energy required to produce fresh water. Reverse osmosis (RO) has become the dominant large-scale...

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