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MIT Passive Desalination system could produce freshwater that is cheaper than tap water, scales down to the size of a suitcase. (news.mit.edu)
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According to MIT, this technology works even at small scale, with one the size of a suitcase able to desalinate 6 litres per hour, and only needing to be serviced every few years.

Here's a video detailing how it works.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago*

200 liters is with bathing, cooking, toilets, and all the other conveniences of modern life in industrialized Western society.

This device is aimed at small scale off grid household use - people who don't have public water or sewer and naturally use much less.

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