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Solar panels that make seawater into drinking water (Level A1) — solar panel under blue sky

Solar panels that make seawater into drinking waterCEFR A1

17 Jun 2026

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Adapted from U. Rochester-URMC, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by American Public Power Association, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • Many coastal communities need clean, safe drinking water.
  • Some places use desalination to make fresh water.
  • Usual methods use much energy and chemicals.
  • They also make salty brine that harms sea life.
  • Researchers built a new solar-powered panel system.
  • Panels pull a thin layer of seawater and evaporate it.
  • Salt moves to a different area on the panel.
  • The panels leave salt as solid for later use.
  • The system can work without chemical additives nearby.

Difficult words

  • coastal — Near the sea or ocean, at the shore.
  • desalination — A process to remove salt from seawater.
  • brine — Very salty water made in some processes.
  • evaporate — Change from liquid to gas by heating.
  • panel — A flat board used to collect energy.
    panels
  • additive — A chemical added to change a product.
    additives

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Discussion questions

  • Do you live near the sea?
  • Would you use water made by solar panels?
  • Do you think salt can be useful later?

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