Sjoerd Kiewiet

Ameland is an island with unique challenges and opportunities in drinking water production. An increasing demand for drinking water due to growing tourism and a growing permanent population creates challenges. The current drinking water supply largely relies on freshwater bubbles under the island and water brought in from the mainland via pipes. However, this approach is fragile and not fully sustainable. Therefore, this paper investigated whether electrodialysis metathesis (EDM) could contribute to a self-sufficient and future-proof drinking water system for Ameland. The study concludes that EDM is a promising technique for producing drinking water from seawater on Ameland. The road to a self-sufficient drinking water system is still long and has many obstacles, but this research shows that with the…