Kuwait's Sulaibiya Plant to Set New Global Benchmark after Upgrade with GE's Advanced Water Reuse Technology
February 17 2015 - 10:30AM
- Production Capacity of the Plant to be Increased from 375,000
to 600,000 Cubic Meters per Day to Become World's Largest
Membrane-Based Wastewater Treatment Facility
- GE to Provide Advanced ZeeWeed* 1000 Submerged Hollow-Fiber
Membranes and AG LF Low-Fouling Reverse Osmosis Membranes
- The Advanced Technologies Enhance Operational Efficiency and
Reduce Environmental Footprint
Kuwait's Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Plant is
set to become the world's largest-of-its-kind facility that uses
membrane technology following an agreement to drive expansion. GE
(NYSE: GE) will provide ZeeWeed* 1000 submerged hollow-fiber
membranes and AG LF low-fouling reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for
the plant that will enhance its production capacity from 375,000 to
600,000 cubic meters per day, making it the largest such facility
in the world. Kharafi National will undertake the expansion works.
"Sulaibiya Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Plant
leverages the world's most advanced technologies to accelerate our
operational efficiency and strengthen production capacity. This is
led by our commitment to support the country in meeting its growing
water requirements," said Dr. Ibrahim Al-Ghusain, corporate
director, Kharafi National. "In 2004, when the project was
commissioned, it was the world's largest to use reverse osmosis and
ultrafiltration membrane-based water purification, also provided by
GE. Through this expansion, we are taking our facility to the next
level by continuing to use the most modern technologies available."
"Kuwait today is serving as a model by meeting its water
requirements through investments in water infrastructure, headlined
by the Sulaibiya plant. With demand for water increasing at an
estimated 6 percent annually and Kuwait having one of the world's
largest per capita consumptions of water, Kharafi National is
focused on strengthening wastewater treatment capacity to meet
water reuse goals in non-potable and industrial applications,
alleviating the pressure on more pristine desalinated water
supplies," said Heiner Markhoff, president and CEO—water and
process technologies for GE Power & Water. "The new expansion
of the Sulaibiya plant using GE's advanced technologies will scale
up its wastewater treatment capacity significantly with greater
efficiency and reduced environmental footprint." GE's
immersed ZeeWeed 1000 ultrafiltration membrane system that will be
installed at the Sulaibiya wastewater treatment facility is ideal
for retrofits and large plants. The technology is applicable in
direct filtration, coagulation, tertiary filtration, multi-media
filter retrofits and pretreatment for RO. It brings a
high-efficiency design with low capital, operating and life cycle
costs. The water produced meets stringent water standards while
using lesser chemicals, reducing the environmental footprint and
producing less residual waste compared to typical conventional
wastewater treatment systems. The AG LF series proprietary
thin-film RO membrane elements are characterized by high flow, high
sodium chloride rejection and low fouling surface properties. They
help resist degradation from water containing bacteria, colloids
and other materials that foul and shorten membrane element life.
The membranes require fewer cleaning cycles compared to
conventional brackish membranes and can benefit from increased time
between cleanings by up to 50 percent. They feature a unique
coating technology that improves cleaning cycles, reducing pressure
and friction on the surface of the membranes, making them resistant
to organic fouling. Apart from its partnership on the
world's largest wastewater treatment plant in Sulaibiya, GE has
established long-term business relations in the healthcare,
aviation, energy and oil and gas sectors in Kuwait for nearly eight
decades. The company also is focused on driving the competencies of
the Kuwaiti professionals through dedicated training and knowledge
transfer programs. GE has partnered with the Sabiya site,
the country's largest combined-cycle power plant, to expand
capacity by 2,000-megawatts (MW), as well as provided advanced
F-technology power generation equipment for the 800-MW Shuaiba
North power project. Recently, GE organized a "Powering Efficiency"
forum in Kuwait City, which showcased the company's newly enhanced
9FA gas turbine, its advanced FlexEfficiency 60 portfolio and the
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