[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art of renewable energy sources used in water desalination: Present and future prospects

J Bundschuh, M Kaczmarczyk, N Ghaffour… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen a worldwide increase in the use of alternative energy sources,
especially renewable energy (RE), including its application in desalination. In the past many …

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

ET Sayed, AG Olabi, K Elsaid, M Al Radi… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are rapidly
growing in population with very limited access to freshwater resources. To overcome this …

Multi-criteria decision-making model for optimal planning of on/off grid hybrid solar, wind, hydro, biomass clean electricity supply

Z Ullah, MR Elkadeem, KM Kotb, IBM Taha, S Wang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Worldwide, the emerging trend of hybrid renewable energy sources integration in modern
power systems is increasing due to privileged prices and clean electricity supply. However …

[HTML][HTML] Towards a sustainable energy future for Egypt: A systematic review of renewable energy sources, technologies, challenges, and recommendations

SI Salah, M Eltaweel, C Abeykoon - Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Egypt has a significant role in international energy transit, being one of the major economies
in the African continent. However, its energy sector is still overwhelmed with the local energy …

Current progress in integrated solar desalination systems: Prospects from coupling configurations to energy conversion and desalination processes

SM Shalaby, FA Hammad, ME Zayed - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, the recent advances in solar-powered water desalination systems are reviewed
in detail. The recently published designs of solar-powered desalination systems such as …

Excess electricity problem in off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems: A comprehensive review from challenges to prevalent solutions

MAV Rad, A Kasaeian, X Niu, K Zhang, O Mahian - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Excess electricity, surplus power, or dumped energy refers to the unused portion of energy
in hybrid renewable energy systems (HRESs), which can significantly impact the stability …

[HTML][HTML] Can emerging membrane-based desalination technologies replace reverse osmosis?

C Skuse, A Gallego-Schmid, A Azapagic, P Gorgojo - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Growing uncertainty in the future availability of freshwater sources has led to an increase in
installations for desalination of seawater. Reverse osmosis (RO), currently the most widely …

Optimal sizing and techno-enviro-economic feasibility assessment of large-scale reverse osmosis desalination powered with hybrid renewable energy sources

K Elmaadawy, KM Kotb, MR Elkadeem… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seawater desalination is a viable source of potable water, particularly for the coastal and
remote areas. However, their sustainability is limited by the intensive energy demand of the …

Hybrid renewable energy system for sustainable residential buildings based on Solar Dish Stirling and wind Turbine with hydrogen production

H Allouhi, A Allouhi, KM Almohammadi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, an Hybrid Renewable Energy System (HRES) based on microgrid power is
proposed and optimized to meet the electric demand of a sustainable multi-family buildings …

[HTML][HTML] A fuzzy decision-making model for optimal design of solar, wind, diesel-based RO desalination integrating flow-battery and pumped-hydro storage: Case …

KM Kotb, MR Elkadeem, A Khalil, SM Imam… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to propose a conceptual design model for sustainable hybrid renewable
stand-alone energy system (HRSES) to meet the electricity demand of a large-scale reverse …