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Always wondered why the coast of the Red Sea isn't littered with channels which get flooded with seawater, which then evpporate into glassed ceilings; creating freshwater, and leaving behind salts for mining.

Sand -> Glass -> heated saltwater -> freshwater + minerals -> ??? -> profit?

Combined with some mangrove farms, surely desert coasts are able to support more life.

Wonder if this is scalable tech, and how quickly it can 'process' water. I guess if they're combined with transparent solar panels, it could be quite an epic tech.

parent gaiagraphia 4 months ago

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