Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials. Big takeaways A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives. The solar-powered system uses specially engineered black metal to absorb sunlight. Its self-cleaning surface ... [continued]
University of Rochester developed solar desalination extracting fresh water and solid salts from seawater without chemicals or brine. Harvested salts yield lithium for EV batteries, reducing supply chain risk and traditional mining's environmental costs.
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The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials.
Big takeaways
A new desalination method produces drinking water from seawater without chemical additives.
The solar-powered system uses specially engineered black metal to absorb sunlight.
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Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally…
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