ProDes brings together 14 leading European organisations in order to support the market development of renewable energy desalination in Southern Europe. The project started on 1st October 2008 and it will run initially for 2 years.

ProDes supports the use of renewable energy (RE) in remote areas where the electricity grid cannot accommodate high penetration of intermittent energy sources. The project focuses on Southern Europe where desalination is an increasingly important energy demand factor. Using renewable energy to power desalination, either in stand-alone or grid connected systems, will allow better load control and consequently wider renewable energy use in these areas.

The project has the following specific objectives:

• Develop & communicate a road-map on RE-desalination 
• Develop courses and provide training for students and professionals
• Facilitate collaboration between RE-desalination technology providers & SMEs on the local level
• Support communication and understanding between technology providers & investors
• Provide recommendations for the improvement of the legislative & institutional conditions and communicate them to key decision makers
• Familiarise the general public with the technology and its benefits
  

These objectives will be achieved through the implementation of the carefully designed work programme by a selected group of partners from all over Europe with a wide range of backgrounds.