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Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy
A federally funded research effort to revolutionize water treatment has yielded a direct solar desalination technology that uses energy from sunlight alone to heat salt water for membrane distillation. The technology could provide off-grid water treatment for some of the 1 billion people who lack access to clean water.
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Jun 20, 2017 | Freshwater from salt water using only solar energy by diggernet | 219 | 104 |