NanoH2O to supply reverse osmosis membrane to retrofit desalination plant in Spain

US-based NanoH2O has signed a contract with Consorcio de Abastecimiento de Aguas a Fuerteventura (CAAF) to supply its high rejection reverse osmosis membranes, for the Puerto del Rosario IV desalination plant, located at Fuerteventura Island in Spain.

As per the contract, the company will provide its QuantumFlux seawater reverse osmosis (RO) membranes to retrofit the Puerto del Rosario IV desalination plant.

The membranes will upgrade and modernise the plant to produce an estimated 6,500 cubic metres per day of treated water.

Consorcio de Abastecimiento de Aguas a Fuerteventura production manager Andres Rodriguez said the contract will allow the company to reduce costs.

"NanoH2O’s membranes will allow us to use fewer elements, operating at the same pressure and producing very good water quality with low boron content," Rodriguez added.

France-based Degremont, a water treatment solutions and services provider, will deliver NanoH2O’s QuantumFlux seawater RO membranes to the Puerto del Rosario IV plant.

NanoH2O Europe sales director Juan Carlos de Armas said the company is working with Degremont and CAAF for the desalination plant.

"The Canary Islands have employed desalination technology since the late 1960’s to supply potable water for the local population," Armas added.

"Puerto del Rosario IV will serve as an important and globally recognised reference for us in this region."

Owned and operated by CAAF, the Puerto del Rosario IV plant is an expansion of the original facility built in 1998. NanoH2O designs, develops, manufactures and markets RO membranes that lower the cost of desalination process.

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Image: NanoH2O developed QuantumFlux seawater reverse osmosis membranes will retrofit the Puerto del Rosario IV desalination plant in Spain. Photo: Courtesy of Free Digital Photos.