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Solar power can help save water in parched Middle East, North Africa: study

Solar panels which require little or no water to install are far superior in cooling fossil-fuel power plants

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Published Tue, May 15, 2018 · 09:50 PM

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THIRSTY Middle Eastern and North African countries can tap their solar-energy potential to cope with fresh water scarcity, according to resource specialists.

Water could be saved by switching to renewable solar energy from fossil fuel electricity generation that uses up water, said the World Resources Institute (WRI).

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