This week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke at the World Water Forum in Bali on Monday, sharingwsopplayersSome insights into solving the water crisis. He previously visited Indonesia and announced the launch of the Starlink satellite Internet service there.
First, Musk pointed out that 70% of the world is water, adding that huge breakthroughs have been made in the cost and efficiency of desalination.
In his speech, Musk said desalination and transportation are the two most important factors helping solve the water crisis, attributing the problem to energy and transportation. He also said he believes the cost of desalination will continue to fall significantly, just as solar energy costs have fallen in the past few years.
Musk also answered several questions, all about how to solve the water crisis and research and development in the field of desalination.
Before Musk attended the World Water Forum, his company SpaceX launched its Starlink service for the first time in Indonesia on Sunday. Asked at a press conference announcing the launch of StarChain services if he planned to produce electric vehicles in Indonesia, Musk replied that he was here to focus on the debut of StarChain.
Still, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met with Musk multiple times in the past few years and sought to let Tesla build an electric vehicle factory in Indonesia and source nickel there. After the launch of the Star Chain service on Sunday, Indonesian Investment Coordination Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said Musk was still considering the idea of building a cathode factory in Indonesia.