Dual Desalination Breakthroughs Emerge as Water Reserves Hit Statistical Lows

Two quantifiably distinct desalination approaches are reshaping market trajectories: subsea systems demonstrating 40-50% energy reduction through hydrostatic pressure at 500m depth, and a marine-derived hydrogel achieving 99.9% sodium removal (10,000mg/L to 5.5mg/L) via solar evaporation. These technical developments coincide with Energy Recovery's projected capacity expansion and Middle Eastern water reserves reaching statistical extremes—Tehran's dams at 9-14% capacity amid projected 20-30% regional precipitation decline by 2050.