How Saudi Arabia produces potable water sustainably through solar-powered desalination
Source arabnews.com RIYADH: Desalination is a workable way to obtain an abundance of water for cultivation and human consumption in areas with little rainfall. Nevertheless, the conversion of saltwater into freshwater is a well-known energy-intensive process. In the Arabian Peninsula, where water is scarce, desalination does in fact play a major role in carbon emissions. For this reason, Saudi Arabia has been making investments in renewable energy to run its desalination facilities. Sultan Al-Rajhi, a spokesman for the Saudi Water Authority, told Arab News that "using renewable energies for desalination is crucial as it contributes to reducing the operation's carbon footprint and water production costs." He said that saltwater desalination is necessary to meet demand because freshwater resources are limited in an area where the population is expanding quickly. Because of the desert climate, where