Working together to deliver new solutions in desalination
	About NCED The Australian National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) leads and coordinates Australia’s research in desalination technology. Through the NCED, Australia is building national capacity and capabilities in desalination with a dual focus on breakthrough fundamental research and applied research with a goal of delivering meaningful improvements at commercial scale.
	Ground-breaking research For Australia, any rainfall-independent water security strategy requires widespread utilisation of desalination technology. NCED leads ground-breaking research in optimising and adapting desalination technology for use in Australia’s unique circumstances, developing suitable small-and large-scale brackish water desalination technology for inland installations and reducing desalination’s carbon footprint.
	Facilities for researchers and industry The NCED offers 15 laboratories, offices, lecture and seminar rooms and pilot plant facilities at the Rockingham campus of Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. These facilities are available to collaborating researchers and industry for developing and prototyping new desalination technologies. NCED can be the first point of contact for international researchers seeking collaborative partnerships through its network.
	Working together The Australian National Centre of Excellence in Desalination works collaboratively within a network of universities, research organisations, industry and government. Working together, the NCED develops energy efficient desalination technology, provides facilities to researchers and industry, commercialises resultant technologies, provides high quality postgraduate and post-doctoral research opportunities, and promotes public acceptance of alternative water sources.
	Commercial services The NCED provides commercial testing and research services to water utilities, the desalination industry, government, engineering consultants and industrial desalination users. Unique pilot plant facilities and conveniently located laboratories are available to industry for product development and testing.
	Partnerships and collaborations The NCED seeks international partnerships with industry research consortiums, government directed research efforts and international coordination bodies. By developing a relationship with the NCED, international organisations can find additional synergies, form collaborative research partnerships, and gain access to the network and resources of the NCED.
	Contact us For any enquiries, contact David Doepel, Acting Chairman National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Murdoch University Dixon Road, Rockingham Western Australia 6168 Telephone: +61 418 912 287 desalination.edu.au