solar still
Americannoun
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However, new studies are finding that energy storage is a feasible approach to grid reliability — and that even when adding the price of that infrastructure, solar still costs less than nuclear.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024
While solar still constitutes a relatively small percentage of the area’s energy production, Seattle City Light reports that it has more than 66 megawatts of customer-owned solar on its grid.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
While solar still accounts for only slightly more than one-tenth of 1 percent of America’s electricity, that does little to soothe the fears of utilities, who view rooftop solar panels as an existential threat.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2014
There could be greener options—a California startup called WaterFX has developed desalinization technology that uses renewable energy, cleaning water through a solar still.
From Time • Feb. 1, 2014
A solar still is a device to produce fresh water from salt water.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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