US Desalination Plant to Run on Solar Power

The US city of El Paso is planning to run the Kay Bailey Hutchison desalination plant on solar power.

The Public Services Board in El Paso, Texas, has hired URS to install solar power systems in the plant.

The US-based construction firm will prepare a cost-benefit analysis of various solar technologies, prepare maintenance specifications, perform a technical evaluation and ensure the project’s operation.

The cost of the project is $8m and will allow three of the five reverse-osmosis trains in the 27.5MGD desalination plant to run on solar energy, according to desalination.biz.