January 29, 2010
Wind desalination developer, Windesal, has appointed Hemant Chaudhary to the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer.
Mr Chaudhary will be responsible for coordinating feasibility studies for proposed Windesal sites across Australia and internationally as the company advances its innovative plans to produce drinking water from the ocean and brackish groundwater using up to 100% renewable energy.
An environmental and civil engineer, Mr Chaudhary joins Windesal with more than 20 years’ experience managing high-level environmental projects in South Australia, including senior roles with Western Mining Corporation, Environment Protection Authority, City of Salisbury and Worley Parsons.
In particular he was instrumental in establishing the City of Salisbury’s stormwater aquifer storage and supply scheme at Parafield, which has since been widely acclaimed internationally for urban stormwater management.
“Windesal is on the cusp of exciting times with its revolutionary wind desalination systems, so I’m looking forward to assisting the company achieve its goals to provide water security to local communities,” he said.
The Australian company, based in Adelaide, is developing wind-powered desalination plants using world-leading Danish technology to turn seawater and brackish groundwater into high quality potable water.
The environmentally-friendly plants are designed as ‘modules’ which are each capable of producing up to five gigalitres of fresh water per year. Additional desalination modules can subsequently be added to each plant as necessary to enable greater water production.
The company has earmarked Salisbury in South Australia as the site of its first major project and is currently working with the City of Salisbury to establish a $20 million plant to tap into the region’s large underground aquifers which have been enhanced by the council’s stormwater recycling program.
For more information about Windesal, visit www.windesal.com
Further information: Jonathan Whalley, Windesal CEO, on 0419 808 701
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