Desalinating Water Is Becoming "Absurdly Cheap"
Desalination costs decrease globally, with Israel leading at 25% desalinated water. UAE relies solely on desalination, driving Dubai's growth. Costs dropped from $0.75 to 1.56 minutes of labor in 2022.
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Desalination of water is becoming increasingly cost-effective, as highlighted by Elon Musk during an interview with Bill Maher. Globally, only 1% of drinking water is desalinated, but in Israel, this figure is around 25%. Israel's Sorek B plant can desalinate water for $0.41 per cubic meter, translating to about a penny per 6.4 gallons. The United Arab Emirates relies entirely on desalinated water for its municipal supply, with Dubai flourishing due to desalination technology. The cost of desalination has significantly decreased over the years, from $0.75 per cubic meter in 2012 to a mere 1.56 minutes of unskilled labor wage in 2022. The efficiency of desalination technology has been rapidly increasing, with water abundance doubling every seven years. This progress showcases how innovation and knowledge are transforming water scarcity into abundance, emphasizing humanity's ability to adapt and thrive through technological advancements.
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8 commentsIn particular, that means the U.S. could solve the Colorado river allocation issue for about $10 billion per year.
Though perhaps dumping it back into the ocean is the correct thing to do, because the extracted fresh water will eventually also stream back into the ocean via the normal water cycle.
I'm from a pace where there's an absurd amount of naturally occurring clean water and even there they are pushing this false agenda.
If people decide to live where there is no water, that's not a global problem, that's a people problem.
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