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 …

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 …

Rapid population growth and industrial development have propelled water resources to the
forefront of challenges facing modern societies. While water covers about two thirds of the …

Water plays an important role in all our day to day activities and its consumption is
increasing day by day because of increased living standards of mankind. Some regions of …

The utilization of solar energy to drive water treatment processes is a potential sustainable
solution to the world's water scarcity issue. In recent years, significant efforts have been …

Most of the global population are not connected to the electrical grid and one third of these
people have no access to potable water sources at the same time. Grid independent hybrid …

The water needs of the inhabitants of Saudi Arabia are met by desalination powered by
electricity generated from fossil fuel. Excessive burning of fossil fuels results in faster …

The non-isothermal membrane distillation (MD) separation process is known for about
50years and very few studies are reported on its economics, energy analysis and costs …

This paper investigates a novel solar driven multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant in
UAE. UAE achieved major progress in utilizing solar energy for power production. The …

Water is essential for life on Earth. By turning saline water into drinkable water, desalination
technology may help solve water scarcity. The present work uses artificial neural networks …