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New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] 5 points 7 months ago (6 children)

I can't imagine it's doing this at a rate that will make a big impact on water supply, I suspect this is one of those things they throw in just to have a good headline.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (5 children)

    Water supply where? In Saudi Arabia it could be revolutionary tech when combined with solar

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (4 children)

    Not, for example, if it's only producing 1l/day.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    But you can't imagine it doing a lot more?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think batteries will soak up that much salt for their use. And I'd imagine they saturate over time. It's very different than something built specifically for deslination.

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