Ever since we lived in Australia, I have always been fascinated by the idea of desalination. Taking regular sea water and turning it into drinking water seemed like something from the future. But for the past 10 years, many countries have made headway in making it work. Places like Singapore, Australia and America operate desalination plants along their ports. That's all great, but of course it takes energy to move something that wants to stay still. So, how well does a desalination plant conserve energy? That's the question I was determined to find out. It seems like in the beginning, the process demanded a lot of energy and produced a lot of waste water. Over the past few years, however, I've read that the process has improved tremendously.
