Ebb And Saudi Water Authority Partner On Desalination Decarbonisation

Dubai (PlantAndEquipment.com) - Ebb has formed a strategic agreement with the Saudi Water Authority (SWA) to deploy electrochemical technology to reduce desalination emissions and improve freshwater efficiency across Saudi Arabia. The effort aims to remove megaton-level CO₂ over the next decade as the Kingdom expands its desalination capacity, which already accounts for more than one-fifth of worldwide production.

The initial installment will take place at SWA's research and development center in Jubail, the Water Technologies Innovation Institute and Research Advancements. The project will serve as a platform for future integration throughout the national desalination network, supporting Vision 2030's aims of sustainability, economic diversification, and technical development.

Ebb's technology turns desalination brine into caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, and low-salinity brine, which may be reused to recover more freshwater. Chemical products may be reused in desalination facilities or distributed to surrounding companies, promoting a more circular and self-sustaining industrial ecology. Increasing ocean alkalinity using caustic soda promotes natural mechanisms that remove CO₂ from the atmosphere.

Saudi Arabia's desalination network can remove up to 85 megatons of CO₂ annually, improve plant efficiency, and promote cleaner marine conditions in the Arabian Gulf. The relationship builds on Ebb's technical validation via various US pilot projects, allowing the Kingdom to pursue new capabilities in desalination and carbon removal.