Is our love affair with stormwater harvesting emotional or can it be supported by rational scientific arguments? Guenter Hauber-Davidson runs the numbers.
Recent scientific work by the author, drive in part by significant enhancements in the energy efficiency of desalination, has revealed some small rainwater harvesting systems already use more energy than modern desalination plants.
Part 1 and Part 2 - appeared in BEN news
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