# Futuristic desert city to get water using solar technology developed at Cranfield

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/futuristic-desert-city-to-get-water-using-solar-technology-developed-at-cranfield/
- Published: 2020-02-11T09:30:39-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Technology researched at Cranfield University that harnesses concentrated solar power to desalinate sea water is being adopted by a new smart city under construction in Saudi Arabia. NEOM – a region in northwest Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea being built from the ground up as a living laboratory – has signed an agreement with Solar Water Plc to build the first ever ‘solar dome’ desalination plant. Solar Water’s groundbreaking carbon neutral approach was developed through a Cranfield master’s group project and represents the first large-scale use of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology in seawater desalination. […] Click here to view original web page at www.cranfield.ac.uk Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio