Innovation in Desalination: Panel 2
2,086 views · Published 6 December 2010 · 1:16:36 · Indexed 8 October 2026
Channel: CITRIS and the Banatao Institute · 2010 · Science & Technology
"Transforming water through technology: innovation, tradeoffs, and the future" GG Pique, CEO, Energy Recovery Inc Prof. Slav Hermanowicz, Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley Andy Shea, US Development Director, Acciona Agua Dr. Jason Holt, CTO, NanOasis Amol Desphpande, Partner, Kleiner Perkins This panel will focus on specific desalination technologies such as reverse osmosis (RO) and multi-stage flash distillation (MSF); recent advancements and innovations in these technologies; and desalination sector investment potentials. Panelists will discuss how different desalination technologies work and compare to one another; challenges faced by current desalination plants; key technological advancements from the past decade; potential spheres for further innovation; water investment potentials; and water utility adoption of desalination technologies in the US.
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