NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus will depend more on desalination plants to meet its water needs as a string of dry winters has reduced amounts in 108 dams to just a quarter of their capacity, the country’s agriculture and environment minister said Wednesday. Minister Maria Panayiotou said that as part of her ministry’s immediate plans to alleviate water shortages, four more …
In recent articles, I have often referred to three ongoing technological revolutions that will fundamentally transform the way we live: the energy transformation from fossil fuels to renewables, the artificial intelligence revolution and the biotechnological revolution. Large parts of the world are already water stressed and it is estimated that by 2030, demand for fresh water will exceed sustainable supply …
The equipment for the seawater desalination plant in Malaysia. State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co sent two engineers to Malaysia to support the construction of a seawater desalination plant in late August. State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co's desalination system uses energy-efficient technology to convert seawater into fresh water. The equipment offers high resource conversion efficiency and low operating costs," …
In short: Small desalination systems have been used to supply a valuable fresh water source during a year with little rainfall. Reverse osmosis desalination involves running salty ground water through a series of filters and membranes, similar to pool pumps and domestic water softening systems, to recover equal amounts of fresh water and saturated salt water. Six years later, a …