• DevCat@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Both the RO and thermal methods are energy intensive, thus adding to climate change, thus adding to water scarcity,

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      7 months ago

      Which is a different problem than your original comment. The ‘what to do with the brine’ is more or less covered by the article you linked. It’s not an unsolvable problem.

      And the energy problem is what the original article is about, using solar energy.