solar power desalination

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Could solar-powered desalination plants help meet the demand for fresh water?

No, at least not using photo voltaic panels.

Desalination requires a lot of energy, you would need a huge solar array to generate enough power. Dubai, for example, has a focil fuel power plant devoted to each of it’s desalination plants.

Though you could use mirrors and heat as part of the process but only if you lived in a very hot country with lots of direct sunlight (Saudi, for example, but not Europe).

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