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Desalination
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By 2025, nearly 50% of the world’s popu-
lation will live in water-stressed areas,
according to the World Meteorological
Organization, and conservation and reuse
alone will not solve global water scarcity.
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Desalination removes saline from
brackish or sea water and creates fresh
water for drinking, irrigation and
industrial use. GE’s unique total system
approach helps decrease both the capital
investment required and the cost of
water production, and it also optimizes
energy efficiency. GE is combating today a
significant problem of tomorrow: the global
market for desalination is projected to be
$4.5 billion in 2005, escalating to $10 billion
by 2014 and then doubling or even tripling
by 2025.
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