On the wave of Carbon Neutrality, Veolia offers
tailor-made ultrapure water system to boost
photovoltaic giant
CASE STUDY | Photovoltaics & Microelectronics
In 2020 at the United Nations conference, China demonstrated their
goal to fight climate change by striving to “achieve peak carbon
dioxide emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality before
2060.” In the 2021 National People's Congress and Chinese Products:
People's Political Consultative Conference, the goal "carbon peak as E-Cell EDI, ZeeWeed UF and
well as carbon neutrality" has been written into the conference report Reverse Osmosis System
on the work of government becoming popular topic.
| Challenge Applications:
China’s goal "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" remains both a Ultrapure water
challenge and an opportunity for the Chinese solar photovoltaic
industry. To build a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy
system, China’s solar photovoltaic industry will expand production on
a large scale and enter the era of grid parity. The production process Capacity:
of photovoltaic products requires high-quality pure water. Under the 200m3/h
pressure of expanding production, addressing the need for large
amounts of pure water is a major challenge for solar photovoltaic
enterprises. One leading solar photovoltaic solutions provider turned
to Veolia for help with their pure water production needs. Commissioned:
2019
| Solution
In the field of ultrapure water production, the integrated process of
ultrafiltration (UF), reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodeionization Location:
(EDI) provides consistent high-quality water production, simple Sichuan, China
operation, low operation cost, and easy maintenance all while being
an environmentally friendly option.
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This type of process is gradually replacing the mission to "build a world-class clean energy enterprise
traditional multi-media filter (MMF), Strong Acid Cation for the benefits of mankind", multiple crystalline silicon
(SAC), Strong Base Anion (SBA), Mixed Bed (MB) solar cell expansion projects have been put in
technology and becoming mainstream. While in the commission.
photovoltaic industry, UF+RO+EDI with mixed bed In April 2019, this company invested in constructing a
polishing does achieve even more premium water 3.8GW crystalline silicon solar cell production line and
quality. related supporting facilities, including 4 sets of pure
A leading solar photovoltaic enterprise located in water treatment.
Western China proactively created a complete
upstream and downstream supply chain. With the
Figure 1: Pre-Treatment
Veolia played an important role in this project by Table 1: Product Models Used for Solution
providing pre-treatment engineering and process Technology Product Model
solutions for ultrapure water generation with its core
products, including: ZeeWeed* UF, AG RO, and EDI module E-Cell-3X
E-Cell* EDI. See Table 1 for the specific product RO membrane AG8040F-400
models used, and Figure 2 for pictures of the
installation. RO membrane AG8040F-400FR.34
UF Membrane ZW1500
| Performance
Five months after the system was put into operation,
Veolia engineers conducted an on-site follow-up
during which system performance was monitored and
evaluated.
The results showed that all the UF, RO and EDI
membrane systems were operating as expected and
all indicators including water production, water quality,
water resistance, and desalination rate satisfied
design requirements.
| Veolia Ultrapure Water Solutions
Veolia offers a broad range of water treatment
equipment, membranes, chemicals, and services to
assist industries such as new energy,
microelectronics, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage
Figure 2: Membranes used in this project -- ZeeWeed UF and other industries that have extremely stringent
(left), E-Cell EDI (right) and RO System (bottom) requirements on water quality for their production.
Veolia helps build a complete ultrapure water system
to ensure product quality, generate substantial
savings, and improve environmental compliance.
With these advanced products, technologies, and Veolia is committed to support the photovoltaic
industry experience, Veolia can develop a customized industry on the full-scale needs of water treatment
ultrapure water solution that: toward the global mutual goal of carbon neutrality.
• Delivers large amounts of stable quality ultrapure If you would like more information on our ultrapure
water with quick analysis and real-time monitoring water solutions, please visit our website.
• Utilizes resources in an efficient and seamless
integration with existing systems
• Reduces operating, maintenance, and overhead
costs
• Ensures regulatory compliance and streamlines
chemical and fluid management
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