AdVE™ – Laredo Project
Terrabon and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) are working on a 50,000-gallon per-day AdVE™ demonstration plant in Laredo, Texas, which will confirm the commercial viability of the AdVE™ desalination technology.
The project is designed to provide fresh water for the residents of Laredo, which is located in the semi-arid area on the Texas-Mexico border. Laredo is near the limit for water that can be drawn from the Rio Grande River and ground water in the area is either brackish or salty.
When completed in mid-2010, the pilot plant will be operated by American Water Company's subsidiary, Applied Water Management Inc., acting as a subcontractor to Terrabon. TEES and The Center for Applied Technology (TCAT) will act as the technology integrator and analyst for the project.
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
