Solarpunk technology

2421 readers

71 users here now

Technology for a Solar-Punk future.

Airships and hydroponic farms...

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

poVoq@slrpnk.net

KeraKali@slrpnk.net

bot@slrpnk.net

211

MIT Passive Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water, scales down to the size of a suitcase. (news.mit.edu)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/technology@slrpnk.net

42 comments fedilink hide all child comments

According to MIT, this technology works even at small scale, with one the size of a suitcase able to desalinate 6 litres per hour, and only needing to be serviced every few years.

Here's a video detailing how it works.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Skanky@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is groundbreaking!

We'll have enough salt to last forever!

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks to the Star Wars sequels, we'll have enough salt to last forever.