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130 points bentocorp | 2 comments | 17 Nov 24 22:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.413s | source

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

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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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2. 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"

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Solar-powered desalination system requires no extra batteries