Neom to build desal plant with ‘solar dome’ technology

Saudi Arabia’s futuristic $500-billion new city Neom has signed an agreement with the UK-based Solar Water Limited for the construction of the first desalination plant with ‘Solar Dome’ technology in the city. The pilot project promises to revolutionise the water desalination process, helping solve one of the world’s most pressing problems – access to fresh …

Hydrophilic disc uses concentrated solar power to separate salt from water

Current approaches to water desalination are tremendously expensive and energy-intensive, so the search is very much on for new technologies that can get the job done more efficiently. Scientists in Melbourne have put forward one rather promising solution, developing a new kind of system that heats up and purifies water using only the power of …