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Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination

November 2023 | 128 pages | ID: SEB09E26D4CEN
BCC Research

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Report Scope:

There are five sources of water for the desalination industry: brackish, seawater, brine, river, and pure water. This report covers only seawater and brackish water, which together account for more than 85% of the desalination industry. Brackish water and seawater are both types of salt water, but these sources differ by total dissolved solids (TDS). Each type of water requires different treatment methods. Brackish water is a blend of freshwater and seawater, characterized by a lower salt concentration than seawater. Seawater refers to the saline water naturally occurring in the ocean with a higher salt content.

Desalination plants range from small to large industrial or municipal facilities. This study discusses the status of global water resources and the growing gap between freshwater resources and demand for water from all sectors. The specific growth drivers for and the challenges related to the evolution of the desalination equipment market are presented.

A technical overview of the primary desalination technologies is provided on the basis of membrane%li%and thermal-based technologies, as well as an overview of novel desalination methods. This updated version includes a study of the industrial segment, including the oil and gas, chemical, dairy, food and beverage, paper and pulp, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and power industry and refinery sectors. The report presents the hypothetical unit cost of water as produced by the primary technologies as well as the sensitivity of that cost to variations in economic parameters.

The report also features a chapter highlighting the sustainability perspective of the seawater and brackish water desalination market at the global level. The chapter covers companies' performance in terms of ESG parameters.

The market size and estimates are provided in terms of value ($ millions), with 2022 serving as the base year and market forecasts given for the period 2023 to 2028. Regional-level market sizes, with respect to technology and application, are also provided.

Report Includes:
  • 37 data tables and 52 additional tables
  • An overview of the global market for seawater and brackish water desalination
  • Estimates of the market size and analyses of global market trends with data from 2022 and 2023, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2028
  • An examination of the current and future market potential, and breakdowns of the market by water source, technology, application, and geographic region
  • Descriptions of the primary desalination technologies and methods, and an assessment of the global seawater and brackish water desalination plant industry, from both market and application perspectives
  • In-depth information (facts and figures) pertaining to the major factors influencing the market, including emerging technologies and recent M&A activity
  • Insight into the industry structure, current competitive landscape, R&D activities, and regulatory and legislative issues
  • Analysis of relevant patents
  • Profiles of companies in the desalination industry, including Veolia Environnement, Acciona, LG Chem, and DuPont
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

Study Goals and Objectives
Reasons for Doing this Study
Scope of Report
What's New in This Update
Research Methodologies
Information Sources
Geographical Breakdown
Segmentation Breakdown

CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY AND HIGHLIGHTS

Market Outlook
Market Summary

CHAPTER 3 MARKET OVERVIEW

Definition of Desalination
History of Desalination
Overview of the Global Market for Water Desalination
Technologies Used in Water Desalination
Desalination System Economics: Unit Cost of Water
Overview
Plant Capacity and Initial Capital Investment
Cost Profiles of Desalination Technologies
Capital Cost Estimates, by Technology
Operating and Maintenance Costs
Energy Costs and Carbon Emissions
All-In Unit Cost of Water
Cost of Thermal Technologies
Future Cost Improvements in Desalination Technologies

CHAPTER 4 MARKET DYNAMICS

Market Drivers
Rising Demand for Water
Technological Advances in Desalination
Challenges
Making Desalination More Energy-Efficient and Cost-Effective
Disposal of Brine
Reuse of Desalted Water in Agriculture

CHAPTER 5 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENTS

Trends in Green Desalination
Emerging Technologies
Dry-Test Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Membrane
Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO)

CHAPTER 6 MARKET BREAKDOWN BY SOURCE

Introduction
Seawater
Advantages of Seawater Desalination
Barriers to Seawater Desalination
Brackish Water

CHAPTER 7 MARKET BREAKDOWN BY TECHNOLOGY

Introduction
Membranes
Reverse Osmosis
Electrodialysis/ED/EDR
Nanofiltration
Thermal
Multi-Stage Flash Distillation
Multi-Effect Distillation
Other Technologies
Hybrid Systems
MSF/RO or MED/RO
NF/MSF, NF/MED, NF/RO
MED/TVC

CHAPTER 8 MARKET BREAKDOWN BY END-USER INDUSTRY

Introduction
Municipal
Industrial
Oil & Gas
Chemical
Dairy, Food and Beverages
Paper and Pulp
Pharmaceuticals (Pharma and Biotech)
Semiconductors
Power Plants
Other Industries
Others

CHAPTER 9 MARKET BREAKDOWN BY REGION

Introduction
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Middle East and Africa
Latin America

CHAPTER 10 SUSTAINABILITY IN THE INDUSTRY: AN ESG PERSPECTIVE

ESG in the Desalination Industry
ESG Implementation at Hitachi Zosen
Environmental Initiatives
Social Initiatives
Governance Initiatives
Outcomes
Concluding Remarks from BCC

CHAPTER 11 PATENT ANALYSIS

Significance of Patents
Patent Analysis Based on Country of Origin
Patent Analysis Based on Year Issued
Patent Analysis Based on Patent Holders

CHAPTER 12 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

M&A Analysis

CHAPTER 13 COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE

Industry Structure

CHAPTER 14 COMPANY PROFILES

ACCIONA
ALFA LAVAL AB
AQUATECH INTERNATIONAL LLC
BIWATER INTERNATIONAL LTD.
DUPONT WATER SOLUTIONS
GRADIANT CORP. INC.
HANGZHOU WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER CO. LTD.
HITACHI ZOSEN CORP.
IDE TECHNOLOGIES
KOVALUS SEPARATION SOLUTIONS
LG CHEM
PURE AQUA INC.
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC.
VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT S.A.

CHAPTER 15 APPENDIX: ACRONYMS


LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table : Global Market for Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 1 : Classification of Water Quality
Table 2 : Comparison of Desalination Technologies
Table 3 : Cost Profiles of Desalination Technologies
Table 4 : Capital Costs for Desalination Methods
Table 5 : Cost of Membrane Desalination, Before 1985 to 2022
Table 6 : Forecast for Parameters for Seawater Desalination Plants
Table 7 : Worldwide Urban Population and Rate of Urbanization, 2022
Table 8 : 10 Most Populous Cities, 2023
Table 9 : Global Population, Energy Consumption and Water Consumption for Energy Trends, 2005–2050
Table 10 : Water Withdrawals by Sector, by Income Group, 2020
Table 11 : 25 Most Water-Stressed Countries, 2030 and 2040
Table 12 : Global Market for Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Source, Through 2028
Table 13 : Global Market for Seawater Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 14 : Global Market for Brackish Water Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 15 : Global Market for Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Technology, Through 2028
Table 16 : Global Market for RO Technology in Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 17 : Global Market for Electrodialysis/EDI/EDR in Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 18 : Global Market for Nanofiltration in Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 19 : Global Market for MSF Distillation in Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 20 : Global Market for MED Distillation in Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 21 : Global Market for Hybrid Systems in Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 22 : Global Market for Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Application, Through 2028
Table 23 : Global Market for Desalination in Municipal Applications, by Region, Through 2028
Table 24 : Global Market for Desalination in Industrial Applications, by Region, Through 2028
Table 25 : Global Market for Desalination, by Region, Through 2028
Table 26 : North American Market for Desalination, by Country, Through 2028
Table 27 : European Market for Desalination, by Country, Through 2028
Table 28 : Asia-Pacific Market for Desalination, by Country, Through 2028
Table 29 : Middle East and African Market for Desalination, by Country, Through 2028
Table 30 : Latin American Market for Desalination, by Country, Through 2028
Table 31 : ESG Metrics
Table 32 : Analysis of ESG Diversity Issues
Table 33 : Analysis of ESG Employee Safety and Labor Practices Issues
Table 34 : Analysis of ESG Resource Efficiency and Emissions Issues
Table 35 : Analysis of ESG Waste Reduction Issues
Table 36 : Analysis of the ESG Sustainable Supply Chain
Table 37 : Analysis of ESG Ethical Corporate Behavior
Table 38 : ESG Scores of Desalination Companies
Table 39 : Patents Related to Seawater Desalination, by Country of Origin, January 2020 to August 2023
Table 40 : Patents Related to Brackish Water Desalination, by Country of Origin, January 2020 to August 2023
Table 41 : Patents Related to Seawater Desalination, by Year Issued, January 2020 to August 2023
Table 42 : Patents Related to Brackish Water Desalination, by Year Issued, January 2020 to August 2023
Table 43 : Patents Related to Seawater Desalination, by Patent Holder, January 2020 to August 2023
Table 44 : Patents Related to Brackish Water Desalination, by Patent Holder, January 2020 to August 2023
Table 45 : List of Patents Related to Seawater Desalination, January 2022 to August 2023
Table 46 : Patents Related to Brackish Desalination, January 2022–August 2023
Table 47 : Mergers and Acquisitions, January 2020 to October 2023
Table 48 : Acciona: Annual Revenue, 2022
Table 49 : Acciona: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 50 : Acciona: ESG Ratings
Table 51 : Acciona: Desalination Portfolio
Table 52 : Alfa Laval: Annual Revenue, 2022
Table 53 : Alfa Laval: Recent Developments, 2021
Table 54 : Alfa Laval: ESG Ratings
Table 55 : Alfa Laval: Desalination Portfolio
Table 56 : Aquatech International: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 57 : Aquatech International: Desalination Portfolio
Table 58 : BiWater International: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 59 : BiWater International: Desalination Portfolio
Table 60 : DuPont: Annual Revenue, 2022
Table 61 : DuPont: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 62 : DuPont: ESG Ratings
Table 63 : DuPont Water Solutions: Desalination Portfolio
Table 64 : Gradiant: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 65 : Gradiant: Desalination Portfolio
Table 66 : Hangzhou Water Treatment: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 67 : Hangzhou Water Treatment: Desalination Portfolio
Table 68 : Hitachi Zosen: Annual Revenue, 2022
Table 69 : Hitachi Zosen: ESG Ratings
Table 70 : Hitachi Zosen: Desalination Portfolio
Table 71 : IDE Technologies: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 72 : IDE Technologies: Desalination Portfolio
Table 73 : Kovalus Separation Solutions: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 74 : Kovalus Separation Solutions: Desalination Portfolio
Table 75 : LG Chem: Annual Revenue, 2022
Table 76 : LG Chem: ESG Ratings
Table 77 : LG Chem: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 78 : LG Chem: Desalination Portfolio
Table 79 : Pure Aqua: Desalination Portfolio
Table 80 : Toray Industries: Annual Revenue, 2023
Table 81 : Toray Industries: ESG Ratings
Table 82 : Toray Industries: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 83 : Toray Industries: Desalination Portfolio
Table 84 : Veolia Environnement: Annual Revenue, 2022
Table 85 : Veolia Environnement: ESG Ratings
Table 86 : Veolia Environnement: Recent Developments, 2023
Table 87 : Veolia Environnement: Desalination Portfolio
Table 88 : Acronyms Used in This Report

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure : Global Market for Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Region, 2022–2028
Figure A : Research Methodology: Bottom-Up Approach
Figure 1 : Distribution Shares of Different Water Sources, 2022
Figure 2 : Global Distribution of Desalination Capacity, by Region, 2022
Figure 3 : Factors Affecting the Cost of Desalinated Water
Figure 4 : CAPEX Breakdown—MED Plant
Figure 5 : CAPEX Breakdown—SWRO Plant
Figure 6 : Cost Allocation Shares of MSF Thermal Desalination Plants, by Component
Figure 7 : Cost Allocation Shares of MED Thermal Desalination Plants, by Component
Figure 8 : Global Population, Energy Consumption, and Water Consumption for Energy Trends, 2005–2050
Figure 9 : Global Gap Between Existing Water Supply and Demand, 2030
Figure 10 : Water-Stressed Areas of the World, 2040
Figure 11 : Global Market Shares of Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Source, 2022
Figure 12 : Global Market Shares of Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by Technology, 2022
Figure 13 : Global Market Shares of Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination, by End-User Industry, 2022
Figure 14 : Global Market Shares of Desalination, by Region, 2022
Figure 15 : Overview of ESG Factors
Figure 16 : Global Market Shares of Desalination, by Company, 2022
Figure 17 : Acciona: Annual Revenue, 2021 and 2022
Figure 18 : Acciona: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2022
Figure 19 : Acciona: Revenue Shares, by Region, 2022
Figure 20 : Alfa Laval: Annual Revenue, 2021 and 2022
Figure 21 : Alfa Laval: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2022
Figure 22 : Alfa Laval: Revenue Shares, by Region, 2022
Figure 23 : DuPont: Annual Revenue, 2021 and 2022
Figure 24 : DuPont: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2022
Figure 25 : DuPont: Revenue Shares, by Region, 2022
Figure 26 : Hitachi Zosen: Annual Revenue, 2021 and 2022
Figure 27 : Hitachi Zosen: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2022
Figure 28 : Hitachi Zosen: Revenue Shares, by Region, 2022
Figure 29 : LG Chem: Annual Revenue, 2021 and 2022
Figure 30 : LG Chem: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2022
Figure 31 : LG Chem: Revenue Shares, by Region, 2022
Figure 32 : Toray Industries: Annual Revenue, 2022 and 2023
Figure 33 : Toray Industries: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2023
Figure 34 : Toray Industries: Revenue Shares, by Country/Region, 2023
Figure 35 : Veolia Environnement: Annual Revenue, 2021 and 2022
Figure 36 : Veolia Environnement S.A.: Revenue Shares, by Business Unit, 2022
Figure 37 : Veolia Environnement: Revenue Shares, by Region, 2022


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