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Tapping Geothermal Energy to Create Fresh Water for Western Australia (Phys.org)

Researchers at The University of Western Australia will investigate the use of geothermal energy to desalinate groundwater in WA.

Winthrop Professor Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, director of the Western Australian Geothermal Centre of Excellence at UWA, said it was the first phase of a feasibility program to investigate and encourage use of geothermal and waste-heat resources for heat-driven pre-treatment and desalination of brackish and saline water.

Professor Regenauer-Lieb said the project would provide WA government and industry with an economic, technical and market analysis of geothermal energy coupled with water production, and identify areas in the state where the technology may be best applied.

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