Sorek Desalination Plant 150 Mm3/y SWRO

NL-IL Mini-Symposium on Desalination and Clean Hydrogen Production

17/06/2021

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Israel’s Annual Water Consumption

Jordan and PLA, 130

6%

Industry, 125

5%

Households, 810

34%Agriculture Fresh, 600

25%

Agriculture Treated, 700

30%

Agriculture, 1300

55%

of water.3B m2.4Total consumption of

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Israel’s Water Sources

Treated Effluents, 580

24%

SWRO Desalination, 597

25%

Brackish Water, 230

10%

Natural Sources, 920

39%

Other, 38

2%

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Desalination facilities in Israel

5 RO desalination facilities in Israel – total of 597M m3 /y

� SOREK – 150M m3 /y

� HADERA – 137M m3 /y

� ASHKELON – 120M m3 /y

� ASHDOD – 100M m3 /y

� PALMACHIM – 90M m3 /y

Covers:

25% of total water consumption.

36% of the annual total freshwater consumption.

74% of the households' requirements.

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Desalination in Israel – then and now

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Sorek Seawater Desalination Plant

� Capacity

150 Mm3/year (max. 24,000 m3/hr)

� Technology

Seawater Reverse Osmosis

� Project Type

25 years BOT (Build, Operate & Transfer)

� Location

Sorek, Israel

One of the largest SWRO desalination plants worldwide

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Key Technical Parameters

� Total desalination capacity – 150 Mm3/year

� The Max.daily limit – 480,000 m3/day

� The Min.Daily limit – 375,000 m3/day

� Plant footprint – 590 m x 170 m ~ 10 Ha

� Product water requirements:

� Potable water according to the Israeli MoH, Public Health

Regulations & the Water Desalination Administration (WDA):

TDS: 300 ppm max. Cl: 20 ppm max.

B: 0.30 ppm max. pH: 7.8 ~ 8.5

LSI: 0 ~ 0.5 Turbidity: 0.5 NTU max.

Hardness: 80 – 120 ppm (CaCO3)

Alkalinity: 80 ppm min. (CaCO3)

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Facility Location

Tel-AvivSorek

Ashkelon

Hadera

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Intake suction head

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Brine Diffuser

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General View of the Facility

Area of 100,300 m2 (10 Hectare)

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General View of the Facility

Sea Water Intake Pumping Station

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Sea Water Intake Pumping Station

The intake is designed to work with 6 pumps in operation one in

standby total 7 pumps, rated capacity 8400 m3/hr per pump.

Coarse filtration of fish and barnacles.

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General View of the Facility

Pre-treatment

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Pre-treatment

The pretreatment consists of 24 X 2 dual media filter compartments

and 24 X 2 20µ cartridge filters.

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General View of the Facility

RO 1st Pass - SWRO

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General View of the Facility

RO 2nd Pass - BWRO

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SWRO and BWRO

Unique concept of vertical 16” PVs and

membranes.

A total of 16,400 membranes.

1st pass – 45-50%, up to 75 bar.

2nd pass – 95%, up to 20 bar.

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Energy Recovery

Dual Work Exchanger Energy Recovery

Recovery of 97% of brine pressure energy.

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Post-treatment and Product

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Post-treatment

Remineralization with calcite bed reactor.

The reaction is stimulated by Carbon Dioxide and Sulfuric Acid.

Adjustment of pH and Chlorination.

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Environmental Awareness

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General View of the Facility