Saltworks Technologies will present its innovative desalination technology at the third annual Governors’ Global Climate Summit on November 15 in Davis, California.
Saltworks’ Thermo-Ionic™ desalination technology produces freshwater from seawater using 80 percent less electricity than current commercial methods. The patented technology has freshwater production applications for irrigation, municipal, and industrial use. The technology can also economically and sustainably treat waste saltwater produced by inland desalination plants and industrial processes.
Hosted by California Governor Schwarzenegger, the two-day Global Climate Summit brings together top leaders of local, regional, national, and international organizations. The goal is to broaden partnerships through an increased understanding of environmental and economic challenges as the world continues to grow a clean, green economy.
Saltworks Technologies is a clean technology company based in Vancouver, Canada. The company currently operates an energy-efficient desalination pilot plant, taking seawater from Vancouver harbour and producing freshwater at a rate of 1,000 L/day. Saltworks is currently scaling up the plant to 50,000 L/day for waste saltwater treatment for an oil and gas application.
Saltworks Technologies is a leader in the development and delivery of solutions for industrial wastewater treatment and lithium refining. By working with customers to understand their unique challenges and focusing on continuous innovation, Saltworks’ solutions provide best-in-class performance and reliability. From its headquarters in Richmond, BC, Canada, Saltworks’ team designs, builds, and operates full-scale plants, and offers comprehensive onsite and offsite testing services with its fleet of mobile pilots.
Water plays a critical role in ESG performance for many companies. With growing concerns around pollution ands consumption of water and energy, investing in responsible water management technology can improve your ESG profile and reduce operational risks.
Saltworks has shipped two SaltMaker MVR crystallizers and a SaltMaker ChilledCrys to the electric vehicle (EV) battery industry. These full-scale systems will play an essential role in the production of lithium and nickel—two critical elements in EV batteries.
Saltworks is pleased to announce the production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide from an industrial wastewater. Saltworks’ process harvests lithium hydroxide solids that reach or exceed battery-grade specifications.
The many options for managing brine, a term for saline wastewater from industrial processes, fall under two categories: brine treatment and brine disposal. Brine treatment involves desalinating the brine for reuse and producing a concentrated brine (lower liquid waste volume), or residual solids (zero liquid discharge).