Water crisis: New ‘floating’ station could be key to unlimited clean drinking water

While such plans may sound outlandish, similar ventures in the past indicate that it is possible.

Previously, the US Navy used its nuclear-powered ships to provide desalination services to disaster-struck regions like the Philippines.

However, most desalination plants around the world are located onshore, with a majority of them based in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, with others in countries including the UK, China, the US, Brazil, South Africa and Australia among others.

For a long time, engineers have believed that building an offshore, floating desalination plant could be much cheaper, where the seawater can be more easily pumped onboard

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