Tecnoeconomic Analysis of Medium and Large-sacle Desalination Plants Driven by Concentrated Solar Systems in the Mena Region

Hassabou, Abdel Hakim; Spinnler, M.; Polifke, Wolfgang

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2013.11.076

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“…It was concluded that the solar energy potential in the MENA could help solve the water scarcity dilemma in the region. Thermal desalination in general, and MED in particular, is the most compatible with solar thermal energy because MED is less prone to scaling and more flexible for operating at partial loads, in addition to the high thermal performance [231] , [232] .…”

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Recent progress in renewable energy based-desalination in the Middle East and North Africa MENA region

Sayed

Olabi

Elsaid

et al. 2023

Journal of Advanced Research

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Recent progress in renewable energy based-desalination in the Middle East and North Africa MENA region

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Olabi

Elsaid

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“…RO which can be applied to both brackish water and seawater is more flexible and is cheaper. Hassabou et al [53] reported that powering MSF and RO plants with concentrated solar thermal (with storage) will increase the cost marginally. However, the benefits marginalize the cost as the technology is sustainable, and the cost factors can also vary for different regions of the world.…”

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The Role of Nanofluids and Renewable Energy in the Development of Sustainable Desalination Systems: A Review

Singh

Atieh

Al‐Ansari

et al. 2020

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Desalination accounts for 1% of the total global water consumption and is an energy-intensive process, with the majority of operational expenses attributed to energy consumption. Moreover, at present, a significant portion of the power comes from traditional fossil-fuel-fired power plants and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with power production along with concentrated brine discharge from the process, pose a severe threat to the environment. Due to the dramatic impact of climate change, there is a major opportunity to develop sustainable desalination processes to combat the issues of brine discharge, greenhouse gas emissions along with a reduction in energy consumption per unit of freshwater produced. Nanotechnology can play a vital role to achieve specific energy consumption reduction as nanofluids application increases the overall heat transfer coefficient enabling the production of more water for the same size desalination plant. Furthermore, concentrated brine discharge harms the marine ecosystems, and hence, this problem must also be solved to support the objective of sustainable desalination. Several studies have been carried out in the past several years in the field of nanotechnology applications for desalination, brine treatment and the role of renewable energy in desalination. This paper aims to review the major advances in this field of nanotechnology for desalination. Furthermore, a hypothesis for developing an integrated solar thermal and nanofluid sustainable desalination system, based on the cyclic economy model, is proposed.

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“…RO which can be applied to both brackish water and seawater is more flexible and is cheaper. Hassabou et al [54] reported that powering MSF and RO plants with concentrated solar thermal (with storage) will increase the cost marginally. However, the benefits marginalize the cost as the technology is sustainable, and the cost factors can also vary for different regions of the world.…”

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The Role of Nanofluids and Renewable Energy in the Development of Sustainable Desalination Systems: A Review

Singh¹,

Atieh²,

Al‐Ansari³

et al. 2020

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Desalination accounts for 1% of the total global water consumption and is an energy-intensive process, with the majority of operational expenses attributed to energy consumption. Moreover, at present, a significant portion of the power comes from traditional fossil fuel-fired power plants and the greenhouse gas emissions associated with power production along with concentrated brine discharge from the process, pose a severe threat to the environment. Due to the dramatic impact of climate change, there is a major opportunity to develop sustainable desalination processes to combat the issues of brine discharge, greenhouse gas emissions along with a reduction in energy consumption per unit of freshwater produced. Nanotechnology can play a vital role to achieve specific energy consumption reduction as nanofluids application increases the overall heat transfer coefficient enabling the production of more water for the same size desalination plant. Furthermore, concentrated brine discharge harms the marine ecosystems, and hence, this problem must also be solved to support the objective of sustainable desalination. Several studies have been carried out in the past several years in the field of nanotechnology applications for desalination, brine treatment and the role of renewable energy in desalination. This paper aims to review the major advances in this field of nanotechnology for desalination. Furthermore, a hypothesis for developing an integrated solar thermal and nanofluid sustainable desalination system, based on the cyclic economy model is proposed.

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Tecnoeconomic Analysis of Medium and Large-sacle Desalination Plants Driven by Concentrated Solar Systems in the Mena Region

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

Recent progress in renewable energy based-desalination in the Middle East and North Africa MENA region

Recent progress in renewable energy based-desalination in the Middle East and North Africa MENA region

The Role of Nanofluids and Renewable Energy in the Development of Sustainable Desalination Systems: A Review

The Role of Nanofluids and Renewable Energy in the Development of Sustainable Desalination Systems: A Review

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