How to take the pressure off the cost of our water supply
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
For most people in the developed world, getting access to clean drinking water is as simple as turning on a tap. Would that paying for water were so simple. But when we think about the water we consume, few of us realise that as much as 80% of its cost is associated with electricity use – a figure that's as high in Britain as in drought-prone California.