Introducing a ground water desalination process that will change everything
IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. GOOD SCIENCE.
Drinkable, usable water is one of our most precious commodities. Yet in some corners of the world, it’s fast becoming one of our scarcest, including right here in the U.S. The good news: there are trillions of gallons of brackish ground water here. But brackish ground water is only usable after it’s been purified by the costly process of current desalination methods.
Until now.
The Green City Water Project will provide a way to make brackish water drinkable, usable and plentiful—at a fraction of the cost of current desalination processes. What’s more, just as our process takes water out of the earth, it also gives back. The process actually converts the by-product of brackish water—brine—into another valuable, usable commodity: fertilizers. So rather than harming the earth, we’re helping it to thrive. We’re helping people, too. Through the project, farmers and municipalities will have a ready source of pure water with little impact on the environment.
The Green City Water Project. It’s good science that means good business, cleaner water and a better world for all of us.
Introducing a ground water desalination process that will change everything
BY THE NUMBERS
Current Desalination Processes vs. KNeW Process
It’s true that sea water and brackish water near a coastline may be less costly to convert to pure water using current desalination processes, because the brine from that water can be returned to the sea. However, this process is extremely costly and harmful to the environment in locations that are further inland. Instead of going back to the sea, the brine needs to be disposed of and treated. This process has an adverse effect on ground water composition and water tables.
Trailblazer Technologies’ KNeW process changes all that. It’s a patent-pending method involving ion exchange. The KNeW process recovers water and converts the brine to potassium nitrate and ammonium sulfate fertilizers. The sale of these fertilizers allows the KNeW process to sell water at competitive rates and offsets the cost of desalination.
About Our Process
Brackish water from rivers or underground aquifers is filtered to remove coarse particles.
The process creates jobs for low-skilled workers in economically depressed regions. 1 2 3 4 5 6
The water is pumped through an ion exchange battery to remove all the dissolved ions.
The process removes the substance most damaging to the earth’s crust—sodium.
Residual nitrates are recycled or treated to create useful products for agricultural, chemical and other industries.
The revenue generated from by-products of the process covers operation costs and can even generate a reasonable profit.
Cost Comparison
The cost to treat an acre-foot of water (325,851 gallons) using current desalination methods: $357 - $782 per acre foot.
The cost to treat an acre-foot of water using our method: Just a fraction of these costs.
Harmful Sodium
Harmful concentrated brine generated by current desalination technologies is an environmental concern.
Amount of harmful sodium that is returned to the soil using our method: 0
Greatest Impact
A study was done to determine factors affecting, water, food, energy. 100 influences were determined. The top two were:
1. Resource pricing and emissions controls and;
2. Quality of urban development
The Stress Nexus of Life
By 2030 population growth and urbanization will increase the demand for water, food and energy by 40%.
Feeding the World Population
Using current farming techniques we will be food stressed by 2050.
MORE THAN A CONCEPT
If this technology sounds too good to be true, proof that it works is available right now. Trailblazer Technologies has already launched a Proof-ofScalability Plant in Johannesburg, South Africa. The equipment is in place and our South African partners are producing fertilizers and water.
Eco-cities are more than a utopian dream. They’re already a reality in
places such as Abu Dhabi, UAE, and in Tianjin, China. Eco-cities are being created to unite people in a whole new way of living. The goal: to create the best possible cities while improving—not destroying—the planet.
We share that vision by planning our own eco-city, which will be located in Alamogordo, NM. Like other ecocities, we will eliminate virtually all carbon waste. We’ll produce energy
through renewable sources. And we’ll incorporate the environment into the city. But our city will have one huge point of difference.
With our Internationally recognized, award-winning and now proven process, we will become the only eco-city in the world to produce sustainable water while enhancing the earth—This will put inhabitants even closer to the true notion of an ecocity: to stimulate economic growth,
It’s happening right now.
to reduce strain on global resources, create high efficiency and better living standards for all.
Water is one part of the story. Our eco-city will be a collaboration among many industries and SMART technologies, including:
• Farming technology (vertical, underground, hydroponic and aquaponic)
• Digital roads
• Gray water & sewage management
• Indigenous landscaping and advanced irrigation systems
• Intelligent building design and management
• Energy efficiencies, lighting, cooling, heating
• Renewable energy technology
THE
TEAM
Including some of the world’s leading authorities in energy, water, oil and gas, and civil engineering.
Executive Team
Glenn Howard President & CEO
John Bewsey Co-founder, MAFES
Kim Teichman COO, Legal Counsel
Aubrey Howard CEO, Mining Fracking Eco Solutions
Advisory Board
Dr. Martin Foote
Technical Advisor
Hugh James
Technical Advisor
Pei Xu
Technical Advisor
Hamish Fordwood
Financial & Business Advisor
Peter Fisher
Financial & Business Advisor
Bradford N. Dewan
Legal Advisor
Joseph D. Carroll
Business Management