Water Crisis

3FEL9

Islander
Acre-fot ? Had to look that up.

Seems to be some sorts of outdated volume unit.

Stick to SI units and things become more understandable.
 

3FEL9

Islander
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Wärtsilä Serck Como Multi Stage Flash Evaporators
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
That plant in Cali used reversed osmosis and required 38 MWe of power to run the pumps..

Not very clever. Sitting next door to the coal fired power plant they should have used the waste heat to power a evaporation process instead. Doing so would have reduced the cost of the produced water several times
They are Californians, what did you expect???
 

Castle-Yankee54

Celestial
How long is that going to last ?

It depends on if they use is wisely, how much there is, how many well fields there are, what other sources are utilized, if the aquifers are being recharged, and how long the drought lasts. This is also assuming that everyone is Capetown is on public water.
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
I think it was conceived by the fossil fuel maffia, since it uses more coal than necessary.

Greenunists would have choosen one of the smarter evaporation designs in a heart beat.

They are greenunists. They chose this because greenunists are stupid and don't understand engineering.

In my opinion, distllation produces a safer water source and can use multiple heat sources so it can be positioned to be more cost effective.

You have to remember that Californians don't have any virtue and do projects like this as a form of "virtue signaling" (pretending they have virtues they don't have).
 

3FEL9

Islander
They are greenunists. They chose this because greenunists are stupid and don't understand engineering.

In my opinion, distllation produces a safer water source and can use multiple heat sources so it can be positioned to be more cost effective.

You have to remember that Californians don't have any virtue and do projects like this as a form of "virtue signaling" (pretending they have virtues they don't have).

I donno really.. Theres some very well known companies found on this list. They cant be all employing 'out of state' people..
I nevr understood your resentment for Californians in general.

List of California companies - Wikipedia
 

3FEL9

Islander
Its a new thing for many that became trump supporters.....especially on social media.

Thats likely soo. I first thought it had something todo with the longitude.. The further the west the more the disliking.

Hawaii must be in a poor position under current government..in that case..

nah,, I think ordinary good americans,both sides, too busy with life and work to deal with
resentment and disliking..

Only the few makes noise ?
 

Castle-Yankee54

Celestial
Thats likely soo. I first thought it had something todo with the longitude.. The further the west the more the disliking.

Hawaii must be in a poor position under current government..in that case..

nah,, I think ordinary good americans,both sides, too busy with life and work to deal with
resentment and disliking..

Only the few makes noise ?

I've noticed the vocal minority for many years......:Whistle:......there is always a topic they'll rally behind.

Social media makes it much easier for them to be heard.....but they still a very limited in what they say and just keep repeating theirs selves over and over again.
 

August

Metanoia
It is easy to tell when water is cut off.

They really don't have to announce it.

If you turn the tap and nothing comes out, the water is cut off.

It was on the news feed I just put up what it said. No dates /times or anything , just that. Yes when dust comes out of the faucets then their time ,water wise, is up I guess. They will just have to go live somewhere else like they did in the ancient days.
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
I donno really.. Theres some very well known companies found on this list. They cant be all employing 'out of state' people..
I nevr understood your resentment for Californians in general.

List of California companies - Wikipedia
Well...

There is a list and it is a long one, but probably off topic.

As a side note there are some liars who like to brand me a Trumper. I'm not (or at least wasn't).

I'm anti-Hillary. Hillary should have been disqualified from contention for the presidency for two reasons:
1. She's evil
2. She is a witch

She might also be a reptile but that is speculation by others.

I joke that ahe is Satan's hand puppet but really believe she worships Moloch, which is why her foundation is interested in Haitian kids.
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
It was on the news feed I just put up what it said. No dates /times or anything , just that. Yes when dust comes out of the faucets then their time ,water wise, is up I guess. They will just have to go live somewhere else like they did in the ancient days.
It is frickin' Africa and they are on the ocean.

They coluld put a solar still on their roof and generate all the drinking water they need.

No sympathy from me.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Elon Musk is from South Africa, why isn't he building water factories in his home region, instead he is shooting cars into space...
 

CasualBystander

Celestial
Elon Musk is from South Africa, why isn't he building water factories in his home region, instead he is shooting cars into space...

Maybe he is waiting for better technology.

Researchers discover efficient and sustainable way to filter salt and metal ions from water

If metal-organic frameworks can cut the cost of desalinization by 2x or 3x it will make sense for a lot more countries.

Currently only rich country/ continents like Australia can afford to build desalinization plants that they don't need.
 
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August

Metanoia
Maybe he is waiting for better technology.

Researchers discover efficient and sustainable way to filter salt and metal ions from water

If metal-organic frameworks can cut the cost of desalinization by 2x or 3x it will make sense for a lot more countries.

Currently only rich continents like Australia can afford to build desalinization plants that they don't need.

Adelaide Desalination plant. The Adelaide Desalination plant (ADP), formerly known as the Port Stanvac Desalination Plant, is a sea water reverse osmosis desalination plant located in Lonsdale, South Australia which has the capacity to provide the city of Adelaide with up to 50% of its drinking water needs.
 
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