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130 points bentocorp | 5 comments | 17 Nov 24 22:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.443s | source

1. voidUpdate ◴[18 Nov 24 14:22 UTC] No.42172504[source]▶

This sounds a lot like the concept of a solar powered distiller... As in, heating a container of water with the sun, evaporating the water and then cooling it down to convert it into fresh water...

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2. black6 ◴[18 Nov 24 14:34 UTC] No.42172593[source]▶

>>42172504 (TP) #

But with extra steps and points of failure.

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3. marcosdumay ◴[18 Nov 24 15:39 UTC] No.42173380[source]▶

>>42172504 (TP) #

It's not. It's an electrodialysis desalinator. I have no idea what in the article gave you the idea it was thermal.

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4. yogurtboy ◴[18 Nov 24 18:02 UTC] No.42175040[source]▶

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I think their thought process was "It uses the sun to desalinate water, so it must be the same"

5. EricE ◴[18 Nov 24 19:09 UTC] No.42175782[source]▶

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I think you are missing the key point: it takes a fraction of the energy vs. the solar desalinization you are referring to.

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Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries