For coastal areas, where most people in the world live, desalination technology offers a solution for water shortages. However, so far, desalination powered by fossil fuels is expensive. A French company now offers solar-powered desalination at the high volume and low price that can serve a big city. It’s the perfect solution for drought-stricken Cape Town, for example. One more problem to solve: where to put all the necessary solar panels?
Revolutionary solar desalination plant can relieve drought stricken Cape Town
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