Desalination plants

Question 1

What are two locations where desalination plants are located?

Answer 1

Tampa Bay, Florida, and Ras Al Khair, UAE.

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of desalination plants?

Answer 2

Desalination plants allow water to be drawn from the ocean and used for human consumption.

Question 3

What is the typical financial return rate for desalination plants?

Answer 3

Desalination plants typically yield only a 5% return, making them extremely expensive.

Question 4

Name some multinational corporations involved in building desalination plants.

Answer 4

Companies involved in building desalination plants include Veolia (France), Salini Impregilo (Italy), Doosan (South Korea), and GE (USA).

Question 5

What are the top six countries by desalination capacity?

Answer 5

Saudi Arabia, USA, UAE, Spain, Kuwait, and Japan are the top six countries by desalination capacity.

Question 6

What is the capacity of the largest desalination plant, and where is it located?

Answer 6

The largest desalination plant is Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia, capable of converting 1,036,000 cubic meters per day.

Question 7

Approximately how many desalination plants are there worldwide?

Answer 7

There are approximately 14,000 desalination plants across the world.

Question 8

When did freshwater become more expensive than desalinated water in the USA?

Answer 8

In 2010, freshwater became more expensive than desalinated water in the USA.