AWWA ACE68685

This powerpoint presentation presents a database that will provide utilities and all interested parties a resource for efficiently addressing their need for information that could help them improve the energy efficiency, reliability and costs of their water and wastewater facilities. Developing the database, website development, and tentative findings from the database are presented. Presentation conclusions indicate that: the majority of the research work in desalination is focusing on membranes; it is very difficult to identify the correct time line for alerting the industry on research issues; and, additional work is needed on populating the database to be a truly "international" search. Includes tables, figures.