{"id":1298,"date":"2026-08-08T16:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pim-germany.eu\/di-dme\/knowledge\/destedebe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:36:04","slug":"destedebe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pim-germany.eu\/di-dme\/knowledge\/destedebe\/","title":{"rendered":"DesTeDeBe - Technology Development Benchmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">DesTeDeBe - the Desalination Technology Development Benchmark - is the institute's own rating scale for how far a desalination technology has actually been developed. 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A reliable classification of a new technology, according to clear and comprehensive rules, gives orientation to every market player - from the developer through the investor to the operator. DME therefore developed a <strong>10-point rating scale<\/strong> and applied it to the newest technologies in water processing.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it differs from CDT-26<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-germany.eu\/di-dme\/knowledge\/cdt-24\/\">CDT-26<\/a> answers: what is it?<\/strong> - the two-axis classification of desalination technologies.<\/li><li><strong>DesTeDeBe answers: how far is it?<\/strong> - the development and maturity benchmark on a 10-point scale.<\/li><li>Used together, they separate <strong>substance from hype<\/strong> - the basis of every independent technology assessment.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where we apply it<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-germany.eu\/di-dme\/services\/technology-assessment\/\">Technology and company assessment<\/a> - is the technology mature enough for this project?<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pim-germany.eu\/di-dme\/services\/due-diligence-asset-valuation\/\">Due diligence<\/a> - what development risk is in the asset?<\/li><li>Research and innovation programmes - where to invest, and where to wait.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#eef5fb\"><strong>Intellectual property.<\/strong> DesTeDeBe is a standard of the PIM Group, developed by the Desalination Institute DME and applied in its mandates. 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