FilmTec™ membranes highlighted in WBCSD's avoided emissions
use case pilot project
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- DuPont Water Solutions, using the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Avoided Emissions
Guidance, has shared an early example of how to use the framework
to measure the impact of carbon-avoiding solutions in the water
sector.
This recent case study, published by WBCSD, showcases how
DuPont's commitment to advance the performance of its membranes,
such as FilmTec™ BW30 PRO-400 reverse osmosis elements, supports
the reduction of carbon emissions among their global customers.
Advanced FilmTec™ BW30 PRO-400 RO elements, introduced to the
market in 2022, transform salty water sources into high-quality
freshwater to secure water access for industrial, energy, or
municipal users using lower operating pressures, as compared to the
previous versions. As such, these advanced membranes require less
energy to operate—leading to reduced carbon emissions and costs for
users.
"By reducing the energy required to produce freshwater, DuPont's
advanced membranes are helping our customers lower CO2 emissions
and reduce cost," said Jeroen
Bloemhard, Vice President and General Manager, DuPont Water
Solutions. "We appreciate the leadership of the World Business
Council for Sustainable Development to provide companies with a
credible way to assess the decarbonizing impact of their
solutions."
DuPont's case study is included in a collection of one-pagers
which is part of WBCSD's avoided emissions use case pilot project.
It is the result of a collaborative effort by WBCSD and its member
companies in which the Avoided Emissions Guidance was tested with
real-life use cases to understand the state of the art of low
carbon solutions and its assessments.
CO2 emission savings in the case study were calculated using the
DuPont Water Solutions Sustainability Navigator, which was launched
in September. This digital tool helps enable users to compare how
different potential water treatment scenarios impact sustainability
indicators, including carbon emissions, chemicals used, wastewater
produced, solid-waste generated, and footprint needed—with all
calculations and indicators validated by a third-party verification
performed by LRQA, a global assurance provider.
DuPont offers market-leading technologies to address a variety
of challenges faced by water treatment municipalities, seawater
desalination plants, and industrial water users, including the
microelectronics industry, through a broad portfolio of membranes,
resins and complete systems. The team is also innovating solutions
that can help balance the world's growing water and energy demands,
with products that help maximize the availability of electricity,
lithium and green hydrogen.
In 2023, DuPont Water Solutions was named Water Technology
Company of the Year, presented at the Global Water Awards, for
innovating solutions to sustainably address the hardest global
water challenges.
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