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Windesal® is part of the solution for Enviromental Sustainability in the 21st Century.

It meets the challenges of a world seeking technologies to sustain life with minimum enviromental impact.
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Fresh water from the sea 24/7
"Seawater and saline groundwater provide
huge reserves that could be available if we develop cost-effective desalination technologies"


Professor Peter Cullen
(The late Peter Cullen was known internationally as the leader and spokesperson of the Wentworth Group).*

"… most importantly, we understand that we cannot tackle our water problems by using the same style of thinking that helped get us into
this situation in the first place. Obviously, a fresh, bold approach is needed."


The Premier of South Australia, Mike Rann.*

*Water Challenges for South Australia in the 21st Century (SA Government 2004)
Capability

The Windesal® system produces drinking water from sea-water or brackish ground water. Tailored to meet specific requirements, it utilises up to 100% renewable energy, operating with a combination of wind turbines and conventional generator sets which can use natural gas, bio-diesel, or methane.

Systems can be delivered from 850kw/3000M3/day to over 10,000kw/55000M3/day. That is from 1GL to 20GL per annum.

Detail costings are very site specific and will be influenced by wind pressure, the availability of alternative fuels, water source and carbon credit arrangements. However, we are confident that the system can equal or better the real cost of water from conventional deliveries.


Components

The patented Windesal® control system manages the interaction of several existing and proven technologies; wind turbines, diesel generators and reverse osmosis. First developed in 1993, the Windesal® technology has been tested by the Danish Government's RISO National Test Laboratory and is now in commercial production. These systems are currently being deployed worldwide.


Application

The Windesal® system is ideally suited for coastal communities or remote area projects, with all parts of the modular plant being constructed in standard shipping containers to facilitate transport.

Remote real-time monitoring of both power and water production via telemetry is standard and the system has a stand-alone capability or can be connected into existing grids and distribution pipelines.


Status

Two pilot sites are currently under development in Australia.
Further sites are being sought for evaluation.