Since 2008 (with predecessor activities since 2005), DME has served clients from more than 40 countries: lenders, ministries, operators, investors and international corporations. A selection of named and anonymised references, ordered by service line.
Due Diligence & Asset Valuation
- M&A valuation of a 50 MLD desalination plant (Areva/ERENGO) for the Ministry of Agriculture, Water & Forestry, Namibia (2016-2019)
- Technical and operational due diligence of a 30,000 m3/d RO plant for a confidential client, Germany / Saudi Arabia (2011)
- Privatisation and investment support including O&M supervision, 70,000 m3/d RO plant, Marubeni Corporation, Sur, Oman (2009)
- Strategic market and portfolio assessments for Bilfinger & Berger and ThyssenKrupp (2012)
Lenders & Project Finance Advisory
- Lenders services for KfW: 150 MLD SWRO plant Nemmeli/Chennai, India, including a 20-year O&M structure (2017-2019)
- Ongoing lenders services including technical team trainings for European lending institutions (since 2016)
Government & Institutional Advisory
- Subject matter expert for the build-up of the new national organisation for CSP, PV, waste and desalination (KA-CARE), Saudi Arabia (2011)
- Assessor for German federal R&D programmes (BMBF, repeatedly 2011-2019) and for desalination cooperation in West Asia / Middle East (BMZ, 2010)
- Technical advisor for desalination and renewables, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia (2011)
- Techno-economic desalination study for a governmental energy organisation, UAE (2012)
Technology & Company Assessment, Renewable Desalination
- Techno-economic company and technology assessment, KBA, Germany (2011)
- Programme advisory on coupling desalination with energy systems, six plants in southern Tunisia (KfW/Lahmeyer/SONED, 2011 and 2013)
- Concept design for CSP-driven desalination for greenhouse operation (Sundrop), England/Australia (2011)
- Membrane technology comparison for TUEV Sued (2014-2015); component testing for LANXESS (2016-2017)
- Expert valuation of a desalination patent in a contested proceeding (2025)
Large-Scale Project Experience
- Power and desalination, Yanbu Industrial City, Saudi Arabia: 960 MW plus 225 MIGD (2005)
- Design review of thermal and membrane desalination, Marafiq IWPP, Saudi Arabia (2005)
- Process integration of thermal desalination, Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2005)
- Feasibility studies for large-scale plants up to 500,000 m3/d, confidential client, Turkey (2007)
Training & Knowledge Transfer
- More than 1,000 professionals from industry and the public sector trained since 2003, from some 25 countries
- Desalination Pavilion & Forum at IFAT Africa (Messe Muenchen, 2019); jury member, TU Muenchen (2013)
- Ongoing SWRO operator development within optimisation mandates (since 2014)
Independent since 2008, predecessor activities since 2005 · Clients from 40+ countries · Assessment experience up to 960 MW / 225 MIGD scale · More than 1,000 professionals trained since 2003 · ~100 publications