Yet Another US Startup Has A Global Energy Transition Plan Up Its Sleeve
A new, energy efficient desalination system leverages natural water pressure to make a 40% cut in energy consumption.
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New Undersea Desalination Pods To Solve Water & Energy Crises Both At Once
The US startup OceanWell is scaling up its plans to deploy modular pods under the sea for energy efficient seawater desalination.
HERO’s Mission: An Elevator Part Could Bolster Marine Energy Technologies
Latest HERO WEC Mission Status Update Examines How a Polyurethane Belt Could Improve Reliability of Wave Energy Converters The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) wave-powered desalination research is charting new waters by improving the robustness, reliability, and deployability of the hydraulic and electric reverse osmosis wave energy converter—or HERO WEC. To do this, … [continued]
A New Job For Wave Energy: Water Desalination
The Norwegian wave energy startup Ocean Oasis has developed an emission free, wave-powered offshore desalination system to help relieve water scarcity among island and coastal communities.
Undersea Pods Deployed For Energy Efficient Desalination
The US startup OceanWell is developing undersea “water farms” that leverage water pressure to operate an energy efficient desalination system.
Octopus Project Combines Direct Air Capture With Water Recovery
A new direct air capture system deploys salty wastewater to transform airborne carbon into solid carbonates and produce fresh water, too.
Fresh Water Is In Critically Short Supply — Desalinization Could Help
Two groups of researchers have devised new ways of desalinization that rely solely on the power of sunlight to make fresh water.
Solar Energy Desalination Plants Increasingly Provide Water for Africa
Clean drinking water is an issue across many countries on the African continent. As renewable energy becomes more available and cheaper, some of this is being used for desalination to quench the thirsty millions. Desalination is moving to the heart of water supply for those countries in Africa with access … [continued]
New Water Treatment Technology Could Help Recycle Even Super Salty Waters
Researchers Find Theoretical Design Could Be Most Affordable Way To Turn Salty Waters Into Clean Drinking Water
DOE Awards $9 Million To 12 Projects To Advance Desalination & Water Reuse Technologies Across…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) announced the selection of 12 projects that will improve the energy efficiency of desalination and water reuse technologies across the country. The selected projects will drive decarbonization of the water and wastewater sectors through innovative technologies … [continued]
