{
  "id": 13873477,
  "title": "Chinese desalination plant cuts 60% energy use by turning waste brine into industrial salt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/chinese-desalination-plant-cuts-60-energy-use-by-turning-waste-brine-13873477",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:15:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3370356/chinese-desalination-plant-cuts-60-energy-use-turning-waste-brine-industrial-salt"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A large desalination plant on Bohai Bay has achieved an energy efficiency breakthrough, slashing electricity consumption by more than half while converting millions of tonnes of toxic waste brine into high-value chemical salt. Situated in the Caofeidian industrial zone of Tangshan, Hebei province, the facility recently entered its trial production stage, the state-run Science and Technology Daily…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Chinese desalination plant cuts 60% energy use by turning waste brine to industrial salt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/chinese-desalination-plant-cuts-60-energy-use-by-turning-waste-brine",
        "published": "2026-10-12T04:15:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}