AlQa'dah 10, 1432, Oct 8, 2011, SPA - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is committed to four globally significant areas of research: energy, food, water, and the environment. In line with this commitment, University scientists are looking to utilize Saudi Arabia's year-round solar radiation to provide another element essential to all life: potable water. A Scientific team headed by a visiting professor of the National University of Singapore (NUS), which is researching at the University's Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC) on the introduction of solar-powered water desalination technology in Saudi Arabia. The technology is adapted from an adsorption desalination (AD) project at NUS, where the visiting professor has a prototype water plant built for cooling applications such as air conditioning, according to a latest press release of KAUST.
