# Is desalination going to be the solution to the water crisis? Questions and thoughts

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**Created:** [March 4, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-desalination-going-to-be-the-solution-to-the-water-crisis-questions-and-thoughts/1015110 "2025-03-04T13:53:31Z")\
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A fairly recent related thread:

> [@Awesome new desalinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-new-desalinator/990950):
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> Desalination system that uses no external energy except the Sun and does NOT get fouled by salt accumulation. Cost: cheaper than tap water. Unfortunately it’s still in prototype mode, but there’s no expensive components/materials. If there are any problems with commercializing it, they’ll likely be legal, since it was developed by a joint US-Chinese team (MIT & Shanghai Jiao Tong University).

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