Brine management methods: Recent innovations and current status

A Giwa, V Dufour, F Al Marzooqi, M Al Kaabi… - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
Reject brine is the product from desalination processes containing high salinity, high
temperature, and at many times, dissolved chemicals. With the growing demand of water …

Renewable energy integrated desalination: A sustainable solution to overcome future fresh-water scarcity in India

S Manju, N Sagar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas have been used as the major sources
of energy in the recent past. However, the negative environmental impacts associated with …

Will the oceans help feed humanity?

CM Duarte, M Holmer, Y Olsen, D Soto, N Marbà… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Constraints on the availability of freshwater and land plants and animals to feed the 9.2
billion humans projected to inhabit Earth by 2050 can be overcome by enhancing the …

Investigation of multi-effect mechanical vapor compression desalination system powered by photovoltaic/thermal, photovoltaic-evacuated tubes, and photovoltaic solar …

M Sheta, H Hassan - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy and potable water are two serious necessities for human life all over the world. Solar
energy can be used to produce potable water at low cost. Multi-effect mechanical vapor …

A novel solar trigeneration system integrating PVT (photovoltaic/thermal collectors) and SW (seawater) desalination: Dynamic simulation and economic assessment

F Calise, MD d'Accadia, A Piacentino - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The paper investigates the integration of renewable energy sources and water systems,
presenting a novel solar system producing simultaneously: electrical energy, thermal …

Wind energy technologies integrated with desalination systems: Review and state-of-the-art

Q Ma, H Lu - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Throughout the world, desalination is intensively used as a means to reduce current or
future water scarcity, especially for the coastal areas. However, the dramatic increase in …

Economic assessment of renewable energy systems integrating photovoltaic panels, seawater desalination and water storage

F Calise, FL Cappiello, R Vanoli, M Vicidomini - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel methodology for the management of the solar energy and
seawater desalination, using water storage systems. The investigated plant includes …

A novel renewable polygeneration system for a small Mediterranean volcanic island for the combined production of energy and water: Dynamic simulation and …

F Calise, A Cipollina, MD d'Accadia, A Piacentino - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the integration of solar and geothermal energy in a novel
polygeneration system producing simultaneously: electricity, thermal energy, cooling energy …

Environmental assessment of desalination processes: Reverse osmosis and Memstill®

K Tarnacki, M Meneses, T Melin, J Van Medevoort… - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
Desalination becomes in many parts of the world and also in Europe a promising option to
combat water stress in water scarce regions. However, also the question of sustainability …

Performance assessment of a new solar energy-based multigeneration system

S Ozlu, I Dincer - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, a thermodynamic analysis is conducted on a multigeneration energy system
based on renewable energy sources. The proposed system is developed for residential …