https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uok7USaC2UU
I understand when pure h2O is processed from sea water the salty brine can be used to produce electricity.
CA has a water shortage and they have a long coastline .....
They also have that whack-job Jerry Brown as their Gubaner!
I lived in CA in the early 80’s. There were salt-making plants all along the coast. What they did with the resultant fresh water, I never knew!