Turning Seawater into Sweet Water, S7E6
- Author
- Engineering Out Loud
- Published
- Thu 15 Nov 2018
- Episode Link
- https://traffic.libsyn.com/engineeringoutloud/S7-E6_Turning_seawater_into_sweet_water.mp3
Can turning seawater into drinking water be a cost-effective way to provide clean, fresh water for the growing numbers of people facing water scarcity? Bahman Abbasi, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is taking up that challenge with a mobile, modular, solar-powered, desalination system.
Bonus content
- OSU-Cascades researcher awarded $2 million to develop solar-powered desalination technology
- Department of Energy Solar Desalination program
- Energy Systems Engineering -- OSU Cascades
https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/season-7-clean-water/turning-seawater-sweet-water-s7e6
