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1. Australian Mining Review – Aqueous Solutions assists White Dam project with fully containerised remote area desalination equipment. View article »

2. Aqueous Solutions provides Solar Desalination for Brisbane City Council

Another exciting development in the race to secure alternative water supplies and to make use of solar energy potential has been realized.

Aqueous Solutions Pty Ltd has joined with the research team led by Prof Stephen Gray from Victoria University to design, build and install a fully operational SOLAR powered Desalination Unit at Brisbane City Council’s renowned Botanical Gardens at Mt Cootha.

This technology removes the need to be reliant upon energy resources drawn from the power grid, which is generated from coal fired CO2 emitting sources.

It opens up opportunities for uses of Desalination technology where mains power is not available, or where diesel generators have proven to be too expensive and too noisy to run. Solar power has the potential to provide desalination to remote, and rural locations, as well as urban areas such as the unit in place at the Brisbane Botanic gardens.

This unit was installed in September 2008 been fully operational for a year. With water catchments in the Brisbane area falling to all time record lows in 2008 it was necessary to provide a secure alternative water supply to protect the many rare plants growing in the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

The AS Solar skid mounted unit produces 30,000 litres of purified water per day which is applied to the variety of succulent, exotic, and rare species represented in the Botanic Gardens. The Desalination unit is designed to run automatically without the need for operator input. The unit is powered by free standing solar panels which are capable of producing energy even in overcast and cloudy conditions. The high quality fresh water produced is stored nearby for later use. Future options include transfer of excess solar output back to the grid.