In recent years, the desalination system industry has shown a series of remarkable development trends.
In terms of market size, according to Analysys data, the market size of China's desalination equipment has reached 58.6 billion yuan in 2023, and is expected to exceed 100 billion by 2030, with a compound growth rate of 12%, reflecting the huge market demand for desalination technology.
In terms of technological development, desalination technology is mainly divided into thermal method and membrane method, and reverse osmosis method and low-temperature multi-effect distillation method in membrane method have gradually become mainstream. In the future, technology will move towards intelligence and energy saving, and breakthroughs in new high-performance membrane materials are expected to significantly reduce the cost and energy consumption of desalination. At the same time, the combination of renewable energy such as solar energy and wind energy with desalination systems is also an important development direction.
In terms of market competition, the main competitors can be divided into traditional desalination equipment manufacturers and emerging companies. Traditional companies such as China Energy Group and Shanghai Huayuan have dominated with mature technology accumulation and rich market experience, and have actively deployed Internet + technology in recent years. Emerging companies, such as Zhiyuan Technology and Haikewei, have risen up relying on flexible structures and innovative business models, using cloud computing and big data to provide value-added services.
Future development directions also include data-driven decision support. Companies will use big data and cloud computing to build smart platforms to provide data support for production, operation and maintenance; pay more attention to green environmental protection and reduce carbon footprint; and innovate service models to provide value-added services such as remote monitoring and fault diagnosis.
In addition, many national policies support the development of the seawater desalination industry. Driven by both technology and market demand, companies need to strengthen cooperation, promote technological innovation and application, overcome technical and policy barriers, and achieve healthy development of the industry. Foreign trade companies can also seize related opportunities.