Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water
news.mit.edu
A new solar desalination system takes in saltwater and heats it with natural sunlight. The system flushes out accumulated salt, so replacement parts aren’t needed often, meaning the system could potentially produce drinking water that is cheaper than tap water.

According to MIT, this technology works even at small scale, with one the size of a suitcase able to desalinate 6 litres per hour, and only needing to be serviced every few years.

Here’s a video detailing how it works.

  • MinorLaceration@lemmy.world
    19·
    11 months ago

    I realize this isn’t explicitly a news community, but man, Lemmy has a thing for posting old articles as if they were just published. I mean, this is probably fine in a tech community like this, but I just want to point out how common it’s becoming across lemmy.

    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      10·
      11 months ago

      I posted this because I saw a video on the subject today (linked it in the post body) but wanted to post the original source instead of the video.