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Letter: Water from power

Published 12 July 2006

From Brian Robinson

Having taken many voyages on large, modern container ships, I understand these vessels provide for themselves an abundance of desalinated sea water as a by-product of the ship’s engines (1 July, p 30). If desalinated water can be produced as a by-product of power generation, this could alter the economies involved for the better.

Brentwood, Essex, UK

Issue no. 2560 published 15 July 2006

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