Renewable energy

• A facility-scale simulation model for the power production of non-ideal river-tosea PRO was developed. • The model was linked to an optimization package to determine the system variables that produce a maximum net power for the facility. • Energy requirements of the components external to the PRO

Despite the tremendous improvements in conventional desalination technologies, its wide use is still limited due primarily to high energy requirements which are currently met with expensive fossil fuels. The use of alternative energy sources is essential to meet the growing demand for water desalina

The current study highlights the advancement in Pressure Retarded Osmosis (PRO) process and covers most recent development in the process applications. The first application of PRO process goes back to 1973 by Sidney Loeb who suggested using the concept of osmotic energy for power generation. In prin

The energy–water nexus is addressed with the experimental demonstration of a solar-powered desalination process system. This system was designed for high-recovery treatment of subsurface agricultural drainage water as a reuse strategy as well as other brackish groundwater sources. These water source

Global water planners are increasingly considering seawater desalination as an alternative to traditional freshwater supplies. Since desalination is both expensive and energy intensive, taking advantage of favorable natural and societal conditions while siting desalination facilities can provide sig

• We developed a portable solar-driven desalination system for producing potable water. • A stand-alone system which utilizes solar energy by combining PV/thermal collectors. • The system uses Vacuum-Multi Effect Membrane Distillation (V-MEMD) process. • We also reported some small-scale test result

With over 1 billion people without access to clean water and over 1.4 billion people without access to modern energy services [Alliance for Rural Electrification Web Site, April 2008; www.ruralelec.org], renewable energy (RE) technologies can play an important role in meeting the needs of these peop

The present work was aimed at electric energy obtaining by mixing coal-mine brine with low-salinity water utilizing reversed electrodialysis (RED). The electrodialytic unit equipped with alternatively arranged cation and anion exchange membranes, was mounted in-between two Pt-coated electrodes. The

This paper provides an overview of the existing situation in Turkey and studies how this could become more attractive for the implementation of autonomous desalination systems (ADS). The analysis covers relevant policy and programmes, legislation and administrative procedures, water prices and subsi

Small-scale autonomous desalination systems (ADS) powered by renewable energy are ideal for implementation in arid or semi-arid regions like the Mediterranean, especially in remote coastal or inland locations. The technology has made significant progress but wide scale implementation may face admini