Reducing the global costs of energy not only helps by way of reducing energy poverty, but it also helps in providing more clean drinkable water to the world. There is little doubt that many people don’t have access to clean water, and that the world needs more drinking water to support the growing population. The solution lies in the process of converting sea water into pure drinkable water, a process commonly known as desalinization.

One of the main issues behind desalinization of water is the huge cost factor behind it. The energy required to convert sea water to fresh water amounts to one-third of the total cost. This is where increasing the share of low-cost renewable energy supply would help.

The connection is fairly simple to understand; ending energy poverty partly requires the development of sustainable renewable energy sources. These sources reduces the total average cost of energy, which in turn reduces the cost of operating desalination plants, hence more of such plants can be put to operation to provide fresh water to the needed regions and communities.