Desalination costs 4 cents per 10 gallons. That’s $1.68 per barrel.
But if it costs $1.50 to move it by pipe and it’s still salty it could only be put into the ocean and som greenie would say the salt content needs to be adjusted. Besides, this is America, someone will find a way to do it cheaper
“Desalination costs 4 cents per 10 gallons. That’s $1.68 per barrel.”
Can you explain how you came up with this number? I’m actually looking at desalination for a project I am working on.
If 4 cents per 10 gallons is correct, it’s just 16.8 cents per barrel.
However, you also need to dispose of the salt and the toxins, store the clean water, and transport it to the crops.
In any event, how much are farmers willing to pay for irrigation, and is the top soil any good in that part of Texas?
I’d be surprised if the Free Republic folks on this thread were the first people in America to think about this, which probably means that irrigation in that area is not commercially viable.