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Desalination is a bit like smelting aluminium - high energy requirements are kind of built-in due to the basic chemistry. If you want cheap desalination, look
by caf 11y ago
Desalination is a bit like smelting aluminium - high energy requirements are kind of built-in due to the basic chemistry.
If you want cheap desalination, look for cheap energy.
- tristanj 11y agoDesalination is all about cheap energy. Desalination plants produce fresh water at sea level, and that water has to be pumped to higher elevations where people live. It's a hidden, often overlooked, cost of desalination. That makes desalination most economical in flat, low-elevation costal regions.