Bionic Energy Systems · Pune · India
A multi-effect, near-zero operating energy desalination system, indigenously engineered. Tech demonstrator installed in March 2026.
The number that decides the project
The largest operating cost in conventional desalination is energy. MENZOE distributes the work across four natural inputs — solar thermal, sub-surface water cooling, osmotic pressure, partial vacuum — and reduces it by an order of magnitude.
Source · Bionic Energy Systems internal cost analysis · April 2026
Reverse Osmosis
Maintenance · High
0
kWh / m³
Thermal Distillation
Maintenance · Medium–Low
0
kWh / m³
Low-Temp Thermal Desalination
Maintenance · Medium
0
kWh / m³
MENZOE
Maintenance · Low
0
kWh / m³
What is MENZOE™
MENZOE — Multi Effect Near Zero Operating Energy desalination — pairs four natural inputs to drive thermal distillation at low temperature. Raw seawater enters; potable water exits; brine discharge is minimal.
Solar thermal energy
Captures heat at 80–85% efficiency to ~85°C.
Natural water cooling
Cold water at depth condenses vapour without refrigeration.
Osmotic pressure
Membranes assist separation of salts from water.
Partial vacuum
Internal pressure < 500 mbar enables low-temperature distillation.
Why it matters
Forward bases, naval installations and remote-island deployments — where the energy supply chain is the binding constraint on water availability. The demonstrator runs on a Bombay Engineering Group site, where that constraint bites hardest.
Capacity expansion for coastal urban-local-bodies and port authorities, without the operating-energy bill that has stalled reverse-osmosis tenders across India.
High-volume desalinated water for refineries, power generation and chemical manufacturing — sited where seawater is closer than freshwater.
Project 01
Fabrication and factory testing complete. MoU signed with the Bombay Engineering Group & Centre, Kirkee for proof-of-concept installation. Installation completed 26 March 2026, with raw water drawn from the Mula river. Functional and water-quality trials conducted from April 2026, reporting in progress.
BEG Centre, Kirkee · 26 March 2026 · Raw water from Mula river
Backed by · Validated by
TIH-IIT Guwahati
Investor + Mentor
DPIIT
Government of India
MCCIA
Industry Member
BEG & Centre, Kirkee
PoC Partner
Market context
Global desalination technologies
Source · Fortune Business Insights
India water treatment
Source · Data Bridge Market Research
Next step
MENZOE is operating today at the Bombay Engineering Group's Kirkee centre. We're opening a small number of pilot conversations with defence formations, coastal urban-local-bodies, ports and industrial buyers.
