Three patent-pending's from Mass Megawatts to lower cost of solar desalination

(Worcester, MA) Mass Megawatts has announced three patent-pending innovations to reduce solar desalination costs to that of tap water. The global desalination market, currently $26 billion, is expected to exceed $40 billion by 2033. The core challenge is preventing salt accumulation. These innovations aim to use low-cost materials and achieve a cost of less than four dollars per square meter for desalinated water.

Two innovations utilize wind energy and aerodynamic principles. One involves optimally shaped microchannel diffusers to enhance "aquadynamic" behavior, reducing turbulence for efficient salt rejection and preventing accumulation. Salt is "pulled" through microchannels due to lower pressure on the cold side.

The second wind-related innovation uses the power cubed formula for redundancy reinforcement to prevent salt accumulation. This involves swift underwater movement of microchannel diffuser platforms twice daily during cleaning, enabled by independent floats for heating and diffuser platforms.

The third innovation relates to solar energy, using low-cost, optimally shaped stationary solar reflectors with an optimally shaped heated surface to "turbocharge" salt rejection. These innovations can be further enhanced by Mass Megawatts' patent-pending Solar Tracking System (STS), which automatically adjusts solar panel positions for improved energy production with a low-cost framework.

Source Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc.