A new solar-power device can turn salt water into clean drinking water and produce electricity at the same time
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- Power plants need water to generate electricity, but electricity is also usually required to filter or desalinate water.
- This reciprocal relationship – known as the water-energy nexus – means that producing one of these resources can
deplete the other. - However, a group of researchers recently unveiled a device that can desalinate water and produce electricity at once by using heat from a solar panel to power the water-filtration process.
The world needs both electricity and clean water, but producing one of these resources can deplete the other.
In the US, public water systems account for around 6% of the nation’s electricity consumption, since purifying water and distributing it to local water systems requires energy. Read More…
Source: businessinsider.in
