Icebergs probably will become used as a water resource in the lifetimes of our children or grandchildren,"Professor Quilty will tell a conference today.
"there are companies in existence in the northern hemisphere to explore the concept of iceberg water seriously," he will tell the annual two-day symposium of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in Hobart.
The new approach to using icebergs for water aims to overcome the cost of towing icebergs and the loss of water during the tow.Professor Quilty says the idea to contain icebergs in impermeable bags and use ocean currents as natural conveyor belts.