As an aside, as a resident of the once great state of California, this news has made me wonder whether we could not use a few of these plants along the coast more than we will ever use our budding nearly one billion dollar "high" speed rail line from nowhere to who knows where.
“As an aside, as a resident of the once great state of California, this news has made me wonder whether we could not use a few of these plants along the coast more than we will ever use our budding nearly one billion dollar “high” speed rail line from nowhere to who knows where.”
You can put 3-4 along the coast, run pipelines inland and grow vegetables, fruit as well as expand forests and other vegetation. All of which contributes to scrubbing Co2 and producing oxygen.
Basically, if California did this, they would be the biggest contributors to “fixing” global warming. So, if some enterprising young Conservatives promoted this, and went balls to the walls with videos and stories, it would put the environmentalists into a bind.
I smell a crowd sourcing opportunity.
Wish we could build that here in CA where we desperately need fresh water instead of wasting many billions on Gov. Moonbeam’s crazy train.
I hope (and expect) these plants are very well guarded.
California’s high speed rail is going to cost anywhere from $100 billion to $200 billion.
RE: it produces clean water from the sea cheaply and at a scale never before achieved ...
OK, it costs $500 Million to build. I have a few questions:
1) How many customers will it serve?
2) How much does it cost to maintain it?
3) Will it be profitable?
This + 3D Printing + off-shore gas sources would give Israel all that it needs to go FU to the whole planet.
I just wish they could transport the whole physical nation to the S. Pacific next to Australia where they can live in peace.
Watched a show on tv a week or so ago about how a desal plant works, very interesting. The process is unbelievably complex though. many many filtering steps.
One such plants is in Carlsbad, another well along towards approval in Huntington Beach, both California.
The local dems and “environmentalists” invent every false reason to block them.
Yeah, whenever California’s water woes come up I always think of the Israeli de-salinization industry.
I have wondered if there is enough current or a distant enough discharge of concentrated back flushing water to prevent raising local salinity levels. I do not despair over it like the Californians but wonder how the salinity levels will effect performance of the plant.
California could use this IF the plant gets it’s power to run from Solar panels and wind! Nuke fuel, coal or gas will doom the plant and keep California dry by keeping the prices of operating such a plant high!
This won’t fly in California. They would never give up a beach just for affordable access to fresh water.
Twenty percent of their water. Talk about a target. I hope it is secure!
A great achievement for the Jews. By the way what have the muslims achieved lately? Oh, I remember, More business for the undertakers.
The Isrealis should be importing, via underwater pipe, water from Turkey (who have more than enough) and Califorina should be importing water via pipe from th4e Mississippi River. More than enough water in that basin to feed the west and Texas.
BFL
Will the islamanizies embrace this technology like they have the cell phone, also pioneered by Israel.
Santa Barbara has decided to re-open their plant. Carlsbad plant will be open next ear. We could use a dozen more. But the governor is spending billions for a high speed train in the central valet and “we” have voted to proceed.