Ocean Water Desalination: Is it Worth the Energy and Cost? [Video]

The video’s beginning introduces the different perspectives on desalination,

Fun facts!
1. “In California, the Carlsbad Desalination Plant produces 50 million gallons of drinking water per day, supplying over 400,000 people. But at what cost to the environment and energy resources?”

2. “Did you know that desalination plants consume an average of 10-13 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy per thousand gallons of water produced? That’s up to 10 times more energy than traditional water treatment methods.”

3. “The world’s largest desalination plant in Saudi Arabia produces over 1 million cubic meters of water daily. However, the question remains: is the high energy consumption and potential environmental impact justified?”

4. “Imagine a city the size of San Diego relying on desalinated water for 7% of its total supply. The Carlsbad Desalination Plant made this a reality, but the $1 billion price tag and energy demands have raised concerns about the long-term sustainability of such projects.”

5. “In Singapore, desalinated water costs about $0.49 per cubic meter to produce. While this may seem like a viable solution for water-scarce regions, the energy requirements and infrastructure costs must be carefully considered.”

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Resources:
[1] https://energycentral.com/c/ec/desalination-and-energy-consumption
[2] https://ixwater.com/the-viability-of-desalination
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination
[4] https://theworld.org/stories/2015-05-15/desalination-expensive-energy-hog-improvements-are-way
[5] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/water-desalination-cost-terms-production-energy-mohammed-aldossary
[6] https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Environmental_Science_%28Ha_and_Schleiger%29/04:_Humans_and_the_Environment/4.02:_Water_Resources/4.2.03:_Water_Scarcity_and_Solutions
[7] https://www.unwater.org/water-facts/water-scarcity
[8] https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/water-security-influencers/
[9] https://environment.yale.edu/news/article/future-water

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