Emergency aquifers to be filled by wind power

Wind power could cut UAE desalination costs

posted by Francis Churchill

13 June 2017

Wind power could be used to generate the electricity needed to produce fresh water under plans being investigated in the UAE.

The Masdar Institute, a research organisation based in Abu Dhabi, is exploring an alternative approach to desalination, where underground water reservoirs are filled in a less energy-intensive way to purifying water on a daily basis to meet demand.

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