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Furthermore, their approach to salt production—transforming brine into solid salt—eliminates the environmental and regulatory costs associated with brine disposal, offering a shortcut to environmental approval processes and compliance.
Addressing a Global Crisis
The potential implications are enormous. Over 2 billion people worldwide live in water-stressed regions, many of which are located in sun-rich areas like the Middle East, North Africa, the southwestern US, South America’s Chile, and Australia. If scalable, this technology could feasibly provide clean water to hundreds of millions, alleviating economic and political tensions caused by water scarcity.