Mulpha Australia selects IDE’s desalination technology

IDE Technologies’ green reverse osmosis system has been selected by Mulpha Australia to provide desalinated water to its Hayman island resort in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

IDE Progreen was selected for its small size, low energy consumption and because the technology is chemical free, reducing environmental impacts.

Mulpha Australia group asset development and projects director Greg Timar said that the plant is expected to be up and running quickly.

"An important aspect in the decision to award IDE the new plant was the ongoing operation and maintenance support to be provided to Hayman from the IDE Australian office," Timar added.

The IDE Progreen features an RO membrane direct osmosis cleaning (DOC) system. The company claims that the ‘desalination plant-in-a-box’ is easy to transport and install, and also reduces operational costs.

IDE Technologies CEO Avshalom Felber said: "Working with Mulpha on this new project reinforces the value of IDE Progreen to meet the needs of delivering affordable drinking water to remote island locations while providing a solution that is sustainable and environmentally friendly to the wider region."

IDE will operate and maintain the desalination plant at Hayman for ten years under the new agreement.

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Image: IDE’s Progreen technology will provide desalinated water to island resort Hayman; Photo: courtesy of IDE Technologies.