NEOM: Harnessing Waste For Innovation With The Rise Of Sustainable Brine Concrete

The NEOM Water Innovation Center has pioneered sustainable brine concrete, transforming desalination brine into eco-friendly building materials to tackle environmental challenges.

Desalination, vital for water security, generates brine—a byproduct with significant potential environmental challenges. To address these challenges, the NEOM Water Innovation Center has developed sustainable brine concrete, turning desalination brine into eco-friendly building materials.

What began as lab-scale research with TUDelft has grown into real-world applications. Using desalination brine from NEOM’s Duba seawater desalination plant and with the support of TAMVINCI for industrial 3D printing, and of Topian for marine restoration projects in islands on the Red Sea, brine use for production of concrete has transitioned from concept to practice. By reducing freshwater usage by 75%, cement consumption by 35%, and CO2 emissions by 35%, brine concrete represents a sustainable leap forward for construction and environmental restoration.

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