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        The source of life

        According to the World Health Organization, while two-thirds of the planet’s surface is covered with water, around 11% of the world’s population still lacks reliable access to drinking water. As groundwater is increasingly insufficient to cover needs, seawater desalination is now carried out in more than 150 countries, especially in regions with major water shortages or polluted rivers. Siemens' software, automation technology and end-to-end service help you design, operate and maintain your desalination plant and to keep it efficient in the long term.

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        Clean solutions

        The most important aspects of seawater desalination are to improve security of supply, reduce energy requirements and provide the best possible water treatment control. The process is costly and consumes a great deal of energy, and the complex nature of the plants makes makes state-of-the-art control and monitoring systems indispensable.
        Energy

        Reducing energy consumption

        A prerequisite to make seawater desalination economical is the efficient use of energy. Our energy management solutions create valuable savings potential – an extremely effective lever to raise a plant’s economic efficiency.

         

        A key aspect here lies in drive technology. With perfectly matched components such as enclosures, bearings, active parts, ventilation, and cooling system, we can supply the right motor for every need. In this way, we ensure a high level of plant availability, security of supply thanks to high material quality – the result of innovative processing – and reduced energy consumption.

        Population growth and climate change

        As the country’s population increases and pressure on our water supply grows, we need technology that can play an ever more important role in the provision of reliable water and the best use of available water.

        At the same time as demand grows for water and products that require water to produce, climate change is affecting Australia’s natural water cycle – specifically, the ability of natural ground and surface water systems to meet current and future demand.

        Wastewater to water

        Water scarcity has resulted in Integrated Water Cycle Management philosophies playing a lead role in water plans. Stormwater harvesting and Aquifer Storage and Recovery projects regularly incorporate membrane treatment systems.

        The Siemens Centre of Competence in Water and Wastewater specialises in Advanced Process Control solutions for membrane treatment plants.

        Control and monitoring

        Easy control and monitoring of complex desalination plants

        Desalination plants are often unmanned and are managed remotely from a central control room. The main challenge therefore lies in the maintenance and modernization of PC-based control systems. The virtual control technology, in particular, offers clear advantages: the entire control system server infrastructure is consolidated in a computer center.

         

        We facilitate your entry into future-oriented technologies with our lifecycle service that covers everything you need for a virtualization solution – all from a single source.

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        Featured products to assist your desalination project  

                         

                      

        DNP3 Telemetry

        Flexible, modular remote solutions

        Modular and scalable remote terminal units increase network visibility, reduce downtime and costs. Fault diagnostics, standard with all Siemens equipment, is accessible for remote troubleshooting, minimising site visits.  
         

                     

                          

        Totally Integrated Automation

        Scalable, intuitive automation

        SCADA, Networks, PLCs, Drives, Motor Control, HMI and Instrumentation communicate with inbuilt diagnostics. Reduce design, configuration, commissioning and operational troubleshooting with a Totally Integrated Platform in one package.
         

                     

                             

        SCALANCE Network Communications

        Powerful, secure, scalable for industry

        Totally Integrated Automation with Integrated Industrial Communications provides visibility, reliability and security at all levels of plant and IT network. Automation and IT converge seamlessly with Siemens industrial communications platform.
         

                        

                         

        SITRANS Process Instrumentation

        Whole of life value

        Siemens level, flow and pressure instrumentation with lowest whole of life costs boosts ROI for water utilities and irrigators. Remote diagnostics cut operational expenditure and improvecustomer service.  
         

                          

                        

        SIRIUS Switchgear

        Intelligence with Flexible Assembly

        Safety, reliability and flexibility.  Do more with less space as Siemens modular switchgear reduces panel build time and lower project costs.
         

                    

                       

        SENTRON

        Totally Integrated Power

        A comprehensive electrification portfolio enables a reliable, safe and efficient power supply for all voltage levels. Totally Integrated Power facilitates peak load management and power management throughout service life.
         

                  

                         

        SIMOCODE Intelligent Motor Control

        Cost-effective motor management

        Total plant transparency and distributed motor control thanks to the only intelligent motor manager with integrated safety. Join major Australian & New Zealand water utilities in adopting Intelligent Motor Control Centres.
         

                     

                       

        SINAMICS Variable Speed Drive Technology

        Modular drives for service efficiency

        One control unit for all Siemens G120 drives cuts inventory, downtime and recommissioning. Engineers reduce design time with Totally Integrated Automation Portal and pre-commission drives to minimise site costs.
         

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        Greater efficiency – thanks to perfectly tailored solutions

        Water Corporation
        Perth
        Desalination

        Perth Desalination Plant

        • Simatic PCS 7 provides high availability and common communications  

        • High degree of integration and performance benefits  

        • Plant is capable of providing up to 17% of Perth’s water requirements  

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        Valdelentisco
        Valdelentisco
        Spain
        Desalination plant

        Desalinating water correctly

        • SINAMICS and Micromaster frequency converters achieve a 40% energy saving

        • End-to-end transparency of entire process sequence

        • Automating all processes using SIMATIC PCS 7

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        Al Hidd Seawater desalination plant, Bahrain
        Al Hidd
        Bahrain
        Seawater desalination plant

        Water for the desert

        • Open system architecture easily connects existing systems

        • SIMATIC PCS 7 ensures security of supply for 75% of Bahrain’s population

        • High economic efficiency thanks to plant-wide Asset Management System

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        Worldwide references for the water industry

        Sustainable automation solutions

        • Plants and applications on four continents

        • Data, background, and specific configurations

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