AdVE™ – Competitive Advantages
Because of the non-sterile nature of the conversion process, plants can be built for AdVE™ substantially reduces the capital and operating cost of water desalination. Compared to mechanical vapor compression, AdVE™ reduces the capital and operating costs of high salinity water desalination by one half.
Lower Capital Costs
Estimated capital costs of $8,000 per thousand gallons versus about $20,000 for existing vapor compression plants.
Lower Operating Costs
Estimated operating costs of $30 per thousand gallons versus about $95 for existing vapor compression plants.
Fast Facts
Our Strategic Partners:
- Waste Management Inc.
- Valero Energy Corp.
- Texas Emerging Technology Fund
- Texas Systems & Controls
- CRI Catalyst Company
- Logos Technologies
Our Technologies:
Our Timeline:
- 1995: Terrabon founded
- 2009: Demonstration plant constructed
- 2011: Break ground on first bio-refinery
- 2013: Bio-refinery fully operational
