Desalination could comprise 10% of South Africa’s urban water supply mix by 2030

“Turton explains that desalination needs a large amount of energy and feedstock and produces perfectly clean water and brine. The downside, therefore, is twofold: the carbon emissions generated in the energy phase and the brine.”

“The ocean is an ecosystem – it is not just a body of water that is not living. By extracting water directly from the ocean, plants are disrupting the functioning of the system. There is also effluent that must go back into the ocean, which may cause a brine build-up,” says Amis.”

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