ENGIE, a global leader in low-carbon energy and services, has partnered with NEOM, Saudi Arabia’s sustainable region in the northwest, to develop innovative solutions for desalination brine valorization.
This cross-border partnership addresses a key component of water sustainability in arid regions and extracting value from waste.
ENGIE-NEOM MoU
Under the terms of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), ENGIE and NEOM will share expertise, testing results, and pilot installations aimed at developing desalination brine management practices.
Moreover, the partnership will harness advanced technologies, including advanced membrane solutions and crystallization systems, to explore the potential for valuable resource recovery from seawater brine by-products.
“Brine management is one of the critical challenges associated with desalination. By working with NEOM, who are ambitious in terms of scale and complexity, we are excited to explore new avenues for sustainable solutions that align with our broader mission of driving the energy transition,” said Olivier Sala, Vice President of Research and Innovation at ENGIE.
Gavin van Tonder, Managing Director of Water at NEOM, expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating that, “NEOM is committed to accelerating global progress on sustainable water management. Partnering with ENGIE, we aim to advance necessary technologies that reduce the environmental footprint of desalination while contributing to NEOM’s vision of a sustainable future.”
According to the press statement, this collaboration represents a step towards building a sustainable water resource management system, with the potential to scale these solutions to other regions facing similar challenges in water desalination.
