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The issue there is desalinating the water in an environmentally responsible way. It's hugely energy intensive.
by readmodifywrite 6y ago
The issue there is desalinating the water in an environmentally responsible way. It's hugely energy intensive.
- symplee 6y agoThere have been some encouraging results recently. For example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22269115 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22269115 In any case, the time frame we're talking about is 10-20 years from now. Lots of time for even more breakthroughs.