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"Desalinating seawater costs about $1 per 1000 liters..." Ah... so if I'm in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and have no water, but I do have a dollar in my p
by photochemsyn 4y ago
"Desalinating seawater costs about $1 per 1000 liters..."
Ah... so if I'm in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and have no water, but I do have a dollar in my pocket, someone will deliver me 1000 liters of water, sourced from desalination of Pacific Ocean water? How much energy will that take?
- marvin 4y agoI imagine that if civilization reaches a developmental limit in access to natural fresh water, migration will happen to somewhat developed coastal areas rather than the Mojave Desert.
- chii 4y ago$1 per 1000L figure isn't for an individual, delivered anywhere. It's the approximate cost, in aggregate, for supplying a city's worth of water using desal, after having made the infrastructure and such. If solar and other renewable energies could be scaled higher, this cost might be even lower.