Renewable energy sources

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As water resources are rapidly being exhausted, more and more interest is paid to the desalination of seawater and brackish water concentrations. Today, current desalination methods require large amounts of energy which is costly both in environmental pollution and in money terms. Many studies of wa
Desalination 223 (2008)

For the majority of the Greek islands, water resources are quite restricted, limiting the economic development of the local societies. To face increased potable water requirements, more than 2,500,000 m3 of clean water is transferred annually to these islands at a cost approaching the value of 7 i/m
Desalination 170 (2004)

Cyprus suffers from droughts, which sometimes continue for a number of consecutive years and create serious water shortage problems. In the past the efforts of the Government were towards the erection of dams, but the water management system dependence on the weather was not alleviated. The first re
Desalination 138 (2001)