Renewable energy systems for water desalination applications: A comprehensive review

SM Alawad, RB Mansour, FA Al-Sulaiman… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewable energy sources are expected to provide viable alternative solutions for water
desalination to address the issues of high-energy consumption and negative environmental …

A comprehensive review of energy consumption of seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants

J Kim, K Park, DR Yang, S Hong - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
High specific energy consumption (SEC) is the main barrier for the expansion of seawater
reverse osmosis (SWRO). Therefore, the main objective of current SWRO research is to …

A review on solar photovoltaic thermal integrated desalination technologies

B Anand, R Shankar, S Murugavelh, W Rivera… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Desalination processes consume large amount of electricity and heat derived from fossil
fuels to produce fresh water. In recent years, solar desalination emerged as a favorable …

Renewable energy integration in water desalination: State-of-the-art review and comparative analysis

B Tashtoush, W Alyahya, M Al Ghadi, J Al-Omari… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper offers a comprehensive overview of advanced water desalination systems
powered by renewable energy sources, specifically focusing on developments in the past …

Experimental analysis of innovative designs for solar still desalination technologies; an in-depth technical and economic assessment

A Sohani, S Hoseinzadeh, K Berenjkar - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
Impact of using side mirrors and sun tracking on enhancing the performance of a solar still in
both passive and active modes is investigated in details by employing the recorded …

A review on recent advances in humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems integrated with refrigeration, power and desalination technologies

M Faegh, P Behnam, MB Shafii - Energy Conversion and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Water and energy supply are two of the key issues human beings must address to attain
sustainable development. Humidification-dehumidification technology has been proven to …

Humidification-dehumidification desalination systems driven by thermal-based renewable and low-grade energy sources: A critical review

DU Lawal, NAA Qasem - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermal-based renewable and low-grade energy sources to operate humidification-
dehumidification (HDH) desalination systems are critically reviewed. The investigated …

Thermo-economic assessment and optimization of a geothermal-driven tri-generation system for power, cooling, and hydrogen production

J Li, M Zoghi, L Zhao - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A tri-generation layout is proposed in the paper, which is composed of a novel cascade
power generation system, a transcritical CO 2 compression refrigeration system (CCRS) with …

Does recycling solar panels make this renewable resource sustainable? Evidence supported by environmental, economic, and social dimensions

HL Daniela-Abigail, R Tariq, A El Mekaoui… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mass production of solar (photovoltaic PV) panels exhibits a socioenvironmental threat
owing to their end-of-life waste which is projected to be in millions of tons by mid-century. It …

Digital twin models for optimization and global projection of building-integrated solar chimney

R Tariq, CE Torres-Aguilar, J Xamán… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Current research on solar chimneys has focused on developing regression-based empirical
models, which might not be correct enough compared to the soft computing tools ie …