Desalination for the Environment – Clean Water and Energy Congress

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Date: 27 - 30 April, 2025
Location: Alfândega Congress Centre, Porto, Portugal

Danfoss to demonstrate how energy efficiency can decarbonize desalination processes at EDS 2025 

Danfoss experts will be on hand at EDS’ Desalination for the Environment – Clean Water and Energy Congress in Porto, Portugal to showcase energy-efficient pumps and active energy recovery devices that can help address water scarcity while supporting decarbonization efforts. 

Energy-efficient solutions for addressing water scarcity

The Desalination for the Environment Congress gathers research scientists, decision-makers, utilities, and representatives from the public and private sectors to discuss how we can work together to address global water challenges in a sustainable manner. “The need for clean water has never been greater, and climate change-induced flooding and droughts are only exacerbating an already critical issue,” says Francisco Jiménez-Castellanos. “Desalination by means of seawater reverse osmosis is one of the most effective means of addressing water scarcity, but it is also highly energy intensive. At Danfoss, we are committed to reducing the energy cost of reverse osmosis, and at this year’s EDS we’ll show how our energy-efficient pumps and energy recovery devices do that.”

Congress attendees can meet with Danfoss experts at booth number A11 to learn more about our products for desalination and water reuse, including our range of APP high-pressure pumps and iSave/MPE energy recovery devices for SWRO plants of all sizes. Booth visitors can also speak with Danfoss representatives about the most energy-efficient way of tackling concrete projects and challenges. 

Visit us at Stand #A11

Alfândega Congress Centre, Porto, Portugal 
April 28-30, 2025

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Presentations at EDS 2025

Date      Time     Program Section     Topic     Speaker
Sunday, April 27 11:50 AM-12:10 PM Workshop on Greener Desalination: Case Studies from Large-Scale SWRO for Sustainable Water Supply to Brine Valorisation for a Circular Economy Maven Brine Mining Plant - 1st Commercial OARO Project in the World Georg Herborg, Danfoss and 
Ilker Akbas from Aquamatch
Tuesday, April 29 8:30 AM-8:50 AM Session 15 – Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Optimizing SWRO: single vs. new innovative multiple stages designs Georg Herborg
Tuesday, April 29 5:10 PM-5.30 PM  Session 34 – Energy Efficiency and Performance Enhancement Maximize energy efficiency: parallel axial piston pumps and active energy recovery devices Francisco Jiménez-Castellanos

About our presenters

Francisco Jiménez-Castellanos

Francisco leads the international strategy and market development for the desalination sector. With over 12 years of extensive experience in pumps and mechanical seals, he has supported desalination, water and power industries. Previously, Francisco spent nine years at Flowserve in leadership positions across both new equipment and aftermarket business segments. 

Francisco Jiménez-Castellanos, Global Application Manager
Georg Herborg

Georg has held the role of Head of Innovation at Danfoss High Pressure Pumps since 2017. He is responsible for new technology scouting and maturation, R&D activities and new product development. Prior to joining Danfoss, Georg worked in the wind industry with Vestas. He holds several patents, as well as a PhD in Physics within the field of atomic scale studies of metal oxide surfaces from the University of Aarhus.

Georg Herborg, Head of Innovation

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