Dutch University Tests Windmill for Seawater Desalination

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A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmillreverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Credit: Evgenia Rabinovitch
A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Credit: Evgenia Rabinovitch

A traditional windmill which drives a pump: that is the simple concept behind the combination of windmill/reverse osmosis developed by the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in The Netherlands. In this case, it involves a high-pressure pump which pushes water through a membrane using approximately 60 bar. This reverse osmosis membrane produces fresh water from seawater directly. The windmill is suited for use by, for instance, small villages in isolated, dry coastal areas.


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