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Powered by the Deep Ocean
We are the world's most ocean-friendly, low-cost, low-carbon desalination system.
With a global water shortage threatening over 2 billion people and demand expected to exceed supply by 40% by 2030, the world urgently needs resilient water sustainability solutions. Subsea desalination offers the answer.
Who We Are
Who We Are
Flocean AS is the maker of the Flocean Desal. The company demerged from a 5-generation family business, FSubsea.
Our mission with Flocean is to deliver affordable freshwater to people, farmers and industry in the most climate-smart and ocean-friendly way possible.
We do this by harnessing the natural properties of deep ocean water, using technology developed by a team with more than 100 years of subsea processing experience.
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The need for clean water doubled the number of desalination plants from 2000 to 2020. Despite substantial investment, traditional desalination technology has struggled to keep up with increasing demands. Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SRO) has been valuable but needed updating.
Read on to learn how Flocean has refined Subsea Desalination
Benefits Of FLOCEAN
Reduced Emissions
Lower Costs & Higher Efficiency
Improved Ocean Health
Reduction in energy use: 30-50%
The subsea reverse osmosis (RO) process is powered by the hydrostatic pressure of the deep sea, reducing power consumption compared to conventional plants.
At 500 meters of water depth, high-pressure feed water is freely available, surrounding the station. The main work is performed by the permeate (freshwater) pump, not a seawater feed pump.
Most pretreatment removed
More than 50-60% of a normal RO plant is dedicated to expensive pre-treatment processes, taking up land area and using chemicals. The lack of photosynthesis at the depth of the Flocean Pods results in significantly lower levels of bacteria, organics and biological matter which greatly simplifies the design and reliability of the pre-treatment system, making it an innovative approach to deep water desalination.
Green discharge
No chemicals
Traditional shallow-water discharge from RO plants has twice the salinity of the seawater and contains chemicals. Flocean has intake and discharge in the deep sea, in areas of low biological productivity. The discharge is chemical-free, low-salinity and and reaches ambient salinity before interacting with the seabed fauna and flora.
Who We Help
Flocean is dedicated to providing sustainable fresh water solutions for a variety of sectors through our innovative, ocean-friendly offshore desalination system. From agriculture needing water for crops, to factories and industries needing reliable water sources, to municipalities and governments working to deliver water solutions in their nations.
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