Follow on article: http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2013/09/singapore-s-second-desalination-facility-set-to-open-with-combined-power-plant.html http://www.wat

Follow on article: http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2013/09/singapore-s-second-desalination-facility-set-to-open-with-combined-power-plant.html http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2013/09/singapore-s-secon... The 25-year WPA will see Hyflux deliver desalinated water – through a Design, Build, Own and Operate (DBOO) model - at a fixed low price of S$0.45 (USD $.36) per cubic metre for the first year Singapore has been leading the way with desalination research, with projects hoping to reduce current energy requirements for membrane desalination from 3.5 kWh to 0.8 kWh/m3, including work on biomimetic membranes If they do get it to .8 kWh/m^3, I expect we'll see wide(r) spread deployment in arid coastal regions like California for residential use.