FOD’s Founders have extensive experience from designing, constructing,
commissioning, installing, operating and financing offshore units
Single source contract – simplifies and enables efficient execution
FOD’s partners (Wärtsilä, Global Maritime and Pact Engineering) are experts covering the entire
scope of technical disciplines (naval architecture, mooring/subsea and process plant)
LNG (shown) – MDO (diesel) – BIO (gas/diesel) – SHORE POWER (wind/sun/bio)
Our generic unit is a 75,000 m3/day unit, fueled by LNG
Moored 500m offshore at water depth; 30-100 m and with subsea piping for both water discharge- and brine lines
Single-pass RO (150-350 TDS)
Options :
Single-pass: 100,000 m3/day
Double-pass: 75,000 m3/day
| DESALINATION | DESALINATION | MOORING/SUBSEA | MOORING/SUBSEA | FUELLNG Based | FUELLNG Based |
| Seawater temp. | 5 – 35 deg. C | Distance from shore | 50 – 500 m | Budget Price | USD 5,5 /MMBtu |
| Salinity | 15.000-47.000 mg/l | Water depth | 8 -100m | LNG USD/m3 | 0,20 |
| Intake depth | 5 – 15 m | Sheltered | yes | LNG bunkering/m3 | 0,05 |
| Single pass | 150 – 350 TDS | Mooring lines | 8 | POWER | POWER |
| Lift level at delivery | Max 25 m | Bottom conditions | Sandy and flat | Total (unit & plant) | 4,2-4,6 kwh/m3 |
Waterfront property value included? –
Dedicated power plant included? –
| COUNTRY | PLANT NAME | CAPACITY M3/DAY | USDM INVESTMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floating | FOD (2021) | 75 000 (100 000) | 120 (130) |
| Ghana | Accra (2015) | 60 000 | 125 |
| Kenya | Likoni (2021) | 100 000 | 154 |
| China | Qingdao (2013) | 100 000 | 176 |
| Australia | Tugin (2009) | 133 000 | 943 |
| Jebel Ali | Dewa (2020) | 182 000 | 237 |
| USA | Carlsbad (2014) | 189 000 | 904 |
| Morocco | Douira (2021) | 227 000 | 301 |
| Oman | Sumitomo Plant (2014) | 197 000 | 377 |
| Emirates | Taweela (2022) | 909 200 | 900 |
Waterfront property value included? –
– Dedicated power plant included?
China: Desalination cost in the range of USD 0,73 – 1,18 / m3
(Ref: by GBTIMES Beijing Jul 20, 2017)
| Region | USA | Hong Kong | Australia |
| Project name | Carlsbad | Tseung Kwan O | Gold Coast |
| Plant location | California | Tseung Kwan O | Tugin |
| Plant Construction date | 2014 | 2019 | 2009 |
| Plant capacity m³/d | 189,000 | 135,000 | 133,000 |
| Unit Production cost, USD / m³ | 1,86 | 1,30 | 1,62 |
WATER PURCHASE AGREEMENT (WPA)
TOTAL COST IN USD PER CBM
Water Purchase Agreement (WPA)
Total cost in USD per cbm with shore power
All financial estimates are based on 2021 pricing
LONG TERM WPA CONTRACT:
FOD will:
UNIT ACQUISITION:
Alternatively offer same to industrial investor, responsible for financing the construction
– OR COMBINATION OF ABOVE –
Minimal (expensive) water front property needed
Relocating to other coastal areas is possible if demand is changing
Avoiding water intake and outfall pipelines usually required for on shore-plants
500-2000m off-shore enviromentally friendly spread brine discharge at 2-bar-pressure
Invest from 120$M/75000cbm / day instead of 943$M / 133000cbm / day
Only final client adjustments needed -ensuring max 3 months to contract signing
FOD offers flexible one-stop-shop solution with service to rent/buy/invest
Option for client to get financing based on Sinosure support
Ship-yard with all existing facilities and expert staff can build in parralel
Easy operation / maintenance and high fuel efficiency with low CO2 emission