Researchers from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Manufacturing have developed a novel off-grid direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) system that ...

Driven by osmotic pressure, thermodynamic constraints, and system losses, desalination remains an energy-intensive process ...

In this opinion piece, Heriot-Watt University Dubai’s Manjula Nair explores how energy-efficient reverse osmosis can support ...

Clean water is essential for human survival. However, less than 3% of fresh water can be used as drinking water. According to a report published by the World Meteorological Organization, there is ...

Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging thermal‐driven separation process that offers a sustainable alternative for desalination and water treatment. By utilising hydrophobic, microporous membranes ...

Although water is often scarce for human consumption and agriculture, this planet is three-quarters covered by the stuff. The problem is getting the salt out, and this is normally done by the Earth’s ...

UK researchers have proposed the use of photovoltaic-thermal energy for desalination purposes, via an approach based on synergistic electro-thermal coupling mechanisms. They have found that some ...

For a world covered in oceans, getting a drink of water on Planet Earth can be surprisingly tricky. Fresh water is hard to come by even on our water world, so much so that most sources are better ...

The best-tasting water I’ve ever drank was produced beneath the ocean’s surface aboard the USS Maryland, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine. Making potable water from seawater on a sub is a ...

SHANGHAI, Dec. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric (SEHK: 2727, SSE: 601727) now ranks 5th globally for the capacity of newly built seawater desalination projects from 2024 to 2025, a jump of ...