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Once thought of in a niche sense, the solar-water nexus is a rapidly expanding network of applications. They include practical tools capable of solving persistent issues like water scarcity, as well as newly pressing issues like overcoming the water challenge of green hydrogen production. Blake Matich looks at such applications here in Australia and abroad.

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Blake Matich

12 Jan 2022

Thanks to Genius Watter’s holistic solar solution, King Fisher Village can style itself as the first eco-boutique hotel in Cape Verde. | Image: Genius Watter

In December 2021, The New York Times described it as “A Slow-Motion Climate Disaster: The Spread of Barren Land.” Across the world, from Brazil to northern China, and from the American Southwest to North Africa, desertification is a creeping catastrophe impacting more than half a billion people. However, with the search for scarce water – …

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