Nestle- get the lawyers
this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
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Interesting if true. Could this be scaled up to be used for agriculture or would the design stop working if it got too large?
It's basically just an optimized solar-still that avoids salt accumulation, so it is IMHO not really suitable for the massive amount of water agriculture usually needs.
Reading the description, it's 99% likely to be true - but scalability is a whole different matter, much harder to predict.
Interesting if true.
Yes, exactly both.
would the design stop working if it got too large?
I mean, then just make multiple units and combine them. Much like one Tesla car battery consists of 4680 battery cells. And since we don't need desalination compact and mobile, it could be 4680 suitcase-sized units spread along the coast. The water output can easily be combined.
But dealing with the Brine probably becomes a real challenge if scaled up, no matter how.
Might be really useful for costal areas that have their water systems knocked out. It might save some of the gajillion plastic bottles that are deployed in emergencies now.
It looks pretty cheap to manufacture and could by done DIY.
could
Yeeaaaaah, I'm going to press x to doubt.
Desalination takes a boat load of energy. Anyone claiming they can do it easier is likely full of shit.
but this is done with MIT! MIT, man!
Yeah, MIT also sponsored those bullshit water from air devices that anyone who understands 5th grade physics could tell you were bullshit. MIT also sponsored Hyperloop projects, and Hyperloop is just beyond stupidly dumbass not possible. MIT putting their stamp of approval means shit these days.
As this is a lot of "hope", "want", and "could", I'll go ahead and say it's yet another bullshit "give us your money" startups.