Renewable energy sources are expected to provide viable alternative solutions for water
desalination to address the issues of high-energy consumption and negative environmental …

The utilization of seawater for drinking purposes is limited by the high specific energy
consumption (SEC)(kW-h/m 3) of present desalination technologies; both thermal and …

In recent decades, problems related to fresh water has become a very important issue for
humans. Small-scale desalination (SSD) systems, besides large-scale desalination (LSD) …

The sustainability in water-energy nexus is critical for human civilization as they are
inextricably interwoven. Recently, because of ever-increasing development in the industrial …

Water desalination is increasingly becoming a competitive solution for providing drinking-
water in many countries around the world. The desalination of saline water has been …

Energy is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development and economic growth.
Renewable energy provides a variable and environmental friendly option and national …

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 …

Water is one of the earth's most abundant resources, covering about three-quarters of the
planet's surface. Yet, there is an acute shortage of potable water in many countries …

The techno-economic assessment, optimization, and sizing of grid independent renewable
energy systems affects not only the likelihood of deployment but also their reliability to …

The growing scarcity of freshwater is driving the implementation of desalination on an
increasingly large scale. However, the energy required to run desalination plants remains a …