How Commercially Viable is Desalination Tech Now?

[LAOIL + 33]

In reading about all the cities facing major water crisis, I'm wondering how far we REALLY are in the desalination tech game...it used to be a pipe dream, but now I think it is being used to some success in certain places, but it's hard to get a handle on. 

[Seleskya + 50]

Definitely something worth tracking further, especially for investment potential. I know they have been doing it in Melbourne, one of the 'crisis' cities, but I don't know the exact process. 

 

 

[Kate Turlington + 44]

Are they commercially viable? Well, that entirely depends on where you are. If you're in Cape Town and you'll be completely out of water then, yes--anything's commercially viable when there's no other option. It's not competing with anything because there won't be any water at all. 

[LAOIL + 33]

haha. good point. I see that Cape Town is trying to bring their first desalination plant online in time for the March dry-out ...