Solarus

Many wastewater treatment plants and water desalination plants nowadays are powered entirely by the public utility grid or traditional fossil fuels. As to the cost of these energy sources increase and need for “clean” water treatment process, many industrial leaders are beginning to consider adopting solar energy.

The inexpensiveness of Solarus thermal collectors coupled with its high efficiency and low heat lost make it a perfect candidate for the construction of solar water treatment plants. Such plants utilize solar humidification-dehumidification (HDH) process (also called the multiple-effect humidification-dehumidification process), a technique that mimics the natural water cycle on a shorter time frame by evaporating and condensing water to separate it from other substances. The driving force in this process is thermal solar energy to produce water vapor, which is later condensed in a separate chamber. Such application requires the solar thermal collectors to constantly produce high temperature heat of more than 100 Degrees Celsius. With Solarus thermal collectors, the construction cost of such plants is very competitive and the operating and maintenance cost of such plants are exceptionally low.

On the other hand, Solarus PV panels could be easily adopted for water treatment plants that currently relying on the grid. The high performance solar PV modules from Solarus will save the power treatment plants hundreds of thousands of dollars each year in electrical costs and help avoid large rate hikes in the future.