Re:Scientists cook up new recipes for taking salt out of sea...
by thinkcontext on Sunday August 04, 2019 @02:40PM
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> As far as I’m concerned, the problem is the capital cost of the plant and the plumbing to safely suck in saltwater and discharge brine and has essentially nothing to do with electricity.
Nothing to do with electricity? What is this based on? Everything I've read indicates it's a very large cost. For example, this [1] paper puts electricity's share of costs at 44% vs 37 for fixed costs.
Nothing to do with electricity? What is this based on? Everything I've read indicates it's a very large cost. For example, this [1] paper puts electricity's share of costs at 44% vs 37 for fixed costs.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1936-704X....