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[โ€“] dondelelcaro@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The cost of energy inputs for desalinization and mitigating the environmental impacts of saline outflows make it impractical for many users of water (many irrigation, agriculture, and industrial users.) The Sun still operates the best desalinization plant on a global scale.

Well, there's been breakthroughs that make desalination much more energy efficient https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09769-3