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Reverse osmosis (RO) is world wide the most used system conversing non-drinkable and  salt or brackish water into fresh water. However the energy costs are high and in the large  majority the system is fossil driven. Is there a sustainable method producing the prime energy for reverse osmosis was the  question we asked ourselves. Wind energy can be used in a lot of locations: coastal areas and islands. However the wind  energy is typically first converted to a slow rotating ax, than by means of a gear converted to  high speed (1500 rpm for 50 Hz and 1800 rpm for 60 Hz), then  the rotating energy is converted to electric energy and transported to the RO, where an  electric driven high pressure pump delivers the prime energy source for the RO.  Why not create high pressure straight from the wind energy? The idea of the hydraulic windmill was born.

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