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NEOM and ENGIE join forces to convert desalination waste into valuable resources

Brine Valorization is the process of converting desalination waste into valuable resources
 

ENGIE and NEOM become partners to develop technologies for brine valorization

ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, has announced a strategic partnership with NEOM, Saudi Arabia’s futuristic sustainable development, to develop pioneering technologies for brine valorization — the process of converting desalination waste into valuable resources.

Formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the collaboration aims to address one of the desalination sector’s most pressing environmental challenges: managing the highly concentrated saltwater by-product known as brine. The joint initiative will focus on advancing cutting-edge technologies such as advanced membrane systems and crystallization processes to extract useful materials from desalination waste.

 

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“Brine management is one of the critical challenges associated with desalination,” said Olivier Sala, Vice President of Research & Innovation at ENGIE. “By working with NEOM, who are ambitious in terms of scale and complexity, we are excited to explore new avenues for sustainable solutions that align with our broader mission of driving the energy transition.”

NEOM’s Managing Director of Water, Gavin van Tonder, echoed the sentiment, highlighting the project's alignment with NEOM’s environmental goals. “NEOM is committed to accelerating global progress on sustainable water management,” he said. “Partnering with ENGIE, we aim to advance necessary technologies that reduce the environmental footprint of desalination while contributing to NEOM’s vision of a sustainable future.”

 

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The collaboration is expected to yield pilot projects, shared research, and practical demonstrations, with potential scalability to other water-scarce regions facing similar challenges.

Source: smart water magazine

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