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Water desalination is another process that
involves a copious amount of power. As
fresh water may not always be abundant or
available, salt water is desalinated to
produce water suitable for human
consumption or irrigation. Compared to
extracting water from rivers or the ground,
water recycling or water conservations
process, desalination entails a relatively
increased level of electricity.
Managing power and water
for the next generations
In the interest of maintaining a buoyant
supply of power and water for the future,
there is a steady drumbeat on harnessing
viable alternative sources of energy that
only require a negligible amount of water, or
are completely independent. But as one
may predict, the adoption of nascent
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technologies cannot happen overnight nor
even in a span of few years. There are
numerous factors involved in shifting a
paradigm, and for new technologies to gain
traction, all variables should fall into place,
and all parties involved should agree to
head to the same direction.
While industry experts are looking into the
wider adoption and improvement of
renewable energy sources, like solar and
wind, they may find merit in tapping the
support of other stable power technologies,
like multi-megawatt temporary power
solutions. As the world transitions to
water-friendly, alternative power sources,
the need of the hour is to find a balanced
energy mix – traditional, renewable and
temporary – where sources complement
each other to create a system capable of
providing the most sustainable and stable
electricity supply possible.