In any case, a new market analysis by Lux Research forecasts that the global
desalinated water supply will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 9.5 percent during the next decade as Australia, Israel, Singapore, California and others build desalinization plants for seawater and inland
brackish water as well as for water recycling.
For
desalinating ocean water or
brackish groundwater, new filtration technologies can make a real difference, Worley anticipates, citing «continual advancements in membrane materials and energy recovery systems.