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Solar domes could desalinate seawater at a commercial scale

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    Ephemere
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    Looks interesting, I hope it proves to be successful at scale. I suppose I'm curious as to what they're going to do with the waste salt, but I guess you could bury it in a vast pit in the desert...

    Looks interesting, I hope it proves to be successful at scale. I suppose I'm curious as to what they're going to do with the waste salt, but I guess you could bury it in a vast pit in the desert or something with modest general impact.

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    1. MimicSquid
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      There's a bunch of uses for sea salt. While they wouldn't necessarily have done it just for the salt, using the waste salt for other purposes won't necessarily be difficult.

      There's a bunch of uses for sea salt. While they wouldn't necessarily have done it just for the salt, using the waste salt for other purposes won't necessarily be difficult.

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  2. vord
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    They aren't kidding about the pot in ground with a lid Solar stills are awesome, and now I'm wondering how large of one I could make in my backyard.

    They aren't kidding about the pot in ground with a lid

    Solar stills are awesome, and now I'm wondering how large of one I could make in my backyard.

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