Further benefits of this new approach arise from the capability of the system to remove almost all the contaminants such as salt or other compounds from water with high concentrations by making  operation at very high pressures feasible and the compact scale compared to other low-energy solutions.  This means that the salt or other contaminants can be removed without discharging large volumes of liquid waste to the environment as present desalination techniques do. The intrinsic non-continuous nature of the process makes it ideal for use with intermittent renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power.The results, reported in the journal Desalination, suggest the new technology has enormous potential for deployment as a low-cost solution at medium scales particularly relevant to rural communities in arid regions whose livelihoods are under enormous threat from climate change. Demonstration of this new approach is now underway in the state of Gujarat, India where thousands of coastal villages are being decimated by increasing groundwater salinity and climate change.