Platform MO technology

Modern Water’s patented Manipulated Osmosis technology can be applied in a variety of existing and new applications, delivering significantly reduced operating costs and increased membrane life. These applications, using the Forward Osmosis process, range from desalination to the generation of renewable power, delivering advantages both economically and environmentally.

Modern Water has deployed this platform technology to produce both desalinated water and evaporative cooling make-up water, with sites in Oman and Gibraltar. In fact, Modern Water is the only company in the world with a commercial FO plant, which will be operational in Oman following the award of a contract in June 2011. The technology has proven, depending on the application, to deliver significant operating and capital expenditure savings; reduced chemical consumption; robust fouling resistant membranes; and ultimately a lower carbon footprint than competing technologies.

The technology is protected by a number of patents, as the protection and exploitation of our intellectual property is fundamental to our success.