Sea to ultrapure water - Adaptive & Innovative Desalination solutions (SAID)

Important results from the project

Sea to Ultrapure water - Adaptive & Innovative Desalination Solutions (SAID) was designed to further develop the core technology & product from SWT & bring it closer to market acceptance. A key objective was to validate the system for producing sustainable and cost-effective drinking water, meeting requirements of individual homes and microbreweries. The goal was to showcase a technology which addresses several UN SDG 2030 goals with respect to water, energy & environment and fulfills the criteria of a smart platform water treatment solution, required to build future smart cities.

Expected long term effects

SWT´s Capacitive Deionization (CDI) based patented solution was consolidated into a product to showcase the versatility and effectiveness of the technology and product to generate clean drinking water for commercial and consumer purposes; from municipal water and from ground water. The initial customer traction & results from this project will provide a platform for new customers to accept and evaluate the technology & hasten the market entry of SWT products. The products also bring about new competition into the market & promote sustainable water use as a smart and safe way of living.

Approach and implementation

SWT´s patented water treatment solutions were installed at a microbrewery in Gotland and at the summer house of a consumer in Nynäshamn. In both cases the objective was to provide tailored drinking water from hard municipal water (Gotland) and contaminated well water (Nynäshamn). The system was able to reduce minerals, bacteria, organics, color and smell from well water to the consumers and brewery´s satisfaction. As a result, the brewery manufactured and commercially sold a few thousand packaged drinking water bottles and is currently interested in expanding the system capacity.