이스라엘 담수화 설비 업체 IDE 테크놀로지가 세계유산에 등재된 호주 그레이트배리어리프(산호섬)에 위치한 5성급 럭셔리 리조트에 자사의 IDE PROGREEN ™ 모듈 역삼투 담수화 시설을 설치, 공급하게 되었다고 발표했다.

IDE는 하이만(Hayman) 리조트 지배인 물파 오스트레일리아(Mulpha Australia)가 에너지 절약 기준에 부합하면서 담수화 시설 소형화를 실현하는 자사의 모듈無화학물컴팩트 담수화 기술을 채택하였다고 말했다.

하이만 리조트는 726 에이커 규모의 호주 윗선데이(Whitsunday) 군도에 위치해있으며 산호해와 반짝이는 해변이 늘어진 환경적으로 민감한 관광지에 자리잡고 있다.

Israeli desalination company IDE Technologies is to supply its compact IDE PROGREEN™ modular Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination technology to a luxury five star island resort located on Australias World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef.

IDE said that the owner of the Hayman resort, Mulpha Australia, selected the technology based on its modular, chemical-free concept and compact size, which delivers a desalination plant-in-a-box while meeting low energy consumption requirements.

Hayman is the most northern of Australias Whitsunday islands, an environmentally sensitive tourist destination bordered by pristine beaches and the Coral Sea, and covers 726 acres.

The new facility will replace an existing thermal desalination plant on the island which was also supplied by IDE back in 1985.

According to IDE its PROGREEN process is based on the implementation of unique technologies at each stage, including a chemical-free bio-filtration pre-treatment process, which maintains a low Silt Density Index (SDI while) effectively eliminating bio-fouling.

The company added that its patented RO membrane Direct Osmosis Cleaning (DOC) system, allows for continuous stable performance while reducing energy consumption.

IDE claimed that the combination delivers an environmentally friendly solution for optimising product flow, salt rejection, recovery rate, and operating costs in a preassembled plug and play containerised unit that enables fast set up times.

The plant should be up and running in a relatively short time, explained Greg Timar, Mulpha Australias director of group asset development & projects.

An important aspect in the decision to award IDE the new plant was the ongoing operation and maintenance support to be provided to Hayman from the IDE Australian office, he added.

[출처: Waterworld / 2013년 8월 7일]