Comments on: Saudi Arabia to Use Solar Energy for Desalination Plants

By: Sustainable Future

Sustainable Future — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:51:55 +0000

I think it is a step to the right direction. What I cannot understand is that sun-poor countries like Germany are investing a lot of money into solar energy, whereas sun-rich countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Oman etc. are still relying on their diminishing oil reserves. They have all the money and unused land to invest in the future energy. Who knows, perhaps today’s OPEC will be tomorrows OEEC.

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Sat, 22 Jan 2011 10:15:44 +0000

[...] water consumption in the world, and highest greenhouse gas emissions in the world. Saudi Arabia now ranks 6th in greenhouse gas emissions, half directly attributable to desalination. Authorities are straining [...]

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[...] all that salt water to fresh, they use 1.5 million barrels of oil each and every day. The new solar-powered desalination facilities should reduce water and energy costs by 40 [...]

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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:52:21 +0000

[...] Saudi Arabia To Use Solar Energy for Desalination Plants Saudi Arabia’s national science agency announced a new initiative to build solar-powered desalination plants to reduce water and energy costs by 40 percent, Arab News reports. “Desalination is our strategic choice to supply an adequate amount of drinking water to people across the Kingdom,” said Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf at the launch ceremony. Different sources estimate that between 50 to 70 percent of the country’s drinking water is desalinated, a process that requires a lot of energy. [...]

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[...] of sunshine, but not a drop of water to drink? Use solar power to desalinate ocean water, which is just what Saudi Arabia plans to do. The plan could save the Kingdom up to 40 percent on water and energy [...]

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