Beijing: A breakthrough in China has created a buzz across the global energy and water industry. A newly launched facility in Shandong’s Rizhao city has shown that seawater costing just Rs 24 per cubic metre can be converted into both drinking water and clean fuel in a single process. Scientists describe it as a turning point, while economists are calling it one of the most disruptive innovations of the decade.

The project has drawn worldwide attention because it uses a single machine to create two precious resources, which are ultra-pure drinking water and green hydrogen. Both are produced using nothing more than seawater and the waste heat released from nearby steel and petrochemical plants.

For countries struggling with water shortages and rising fuel costs, this development is being

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