Windmill With A Twist Can Provide Fresh Water From Seawater Directly
By ron on Mar 18, 2008 in Innovation, Science Digest / Science Daily
ScienceDaily (Mar. 5, 2008) — A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands. In this case, it involves a high-pressure pump which pushes water through a membrane using approximately 60 bar. This reverse osmosis membrane produces fresh water from seawater directly.
No electricity needed!
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