Floating, Desalinating Solar Cucumbers — Yum!

December 20th, 2011 by Zachary Shahan

Okay, they’re not actual cucumbers, as you might have guessed, but they’re pretty awesome looking. Water desalination, salt production, and perhaps even the creation of reef-like habitats for marine life — what’s not to love about these concept solar cucumbers? Anyway, on to the full sustainablog repost:

Floating, Desalinating “Solar Cucumbers” Could Be the Future of Water Purification (via sustainablog)

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