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minus-squaredsemy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThis is actually done on a massive scale in Israel, around half our drinking water is desalinated.
minus-squareKonlanxlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoEgypt does this as well. Well known tourist region Hurghada gets nearly all its drinking water from desalination. News article about it
minus-squareHaui@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThank you both for stating that. Also, how is the energy demand high if you just need the sunlight. Thats my question. :)
minus-squareNioxic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI do believe they do that in qatar as well Part of the reason its the most co2 emitting country (per capita)
This is actually done on a massive scale in Israel, around half our drinking water is desalinated.
Egypt does this as well. Well known tourist region Hurghada gets nearly all its drinking water from desalination.
News article about it
Thank you both for stating that. Also, how is the energy demand high if you just need the sunlight. Thats my question. :)
I do believe they do that in qatar as well
Part of the reason its the most co2 emitting country (per capita)