[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Application of machine learning modeling in prediction of solar still performance: A comprehensive survey

AS Abdullah, A Joseph, AW Kandeal, WH Alawee… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Being a cheap, simple, and low-energy consumer, solar stills have been introduced by water
and energy scientists as an alternative desalination method to fossil fuel-based ones. A wide …

[HTML][HTML] The green hydrogen revolution

G Squadrito, G Maggio, A Nicita - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Green hydrogen is considered the most suitable choice for the future energy market, both as
energy storage media, energy vector and fuel for transportation, industry and other …

Innovations in solar-powered desalination: a comprehensive review of sustainable solutions for water scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region

M Al-Addous, M Bdour, S Rabaiah, A Boubakri… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity poses significant challenges in arid regions like the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) due to constant population growth, considering the effects of climate change …

[HTML][HTML] Governing desalination, managing the brine: A review and systematization of regulatory and socio-technical issues

M Al-Saidi, I Saadaoui, R Ben-Hamadou - Water Resources and Industry, 2023 - Elsevier
Desalination has become an attractive option for addressing water needs or solving
problems of increasing water scarcity and short-term supply interruptions. However, several …

A regional review of marine and coastal impacts of climate change on the ROPME sea area

S Lincoln, P Buckley, EL Howes, KM Maltby… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) Sea Area
(RSA) in the northern Indian Ocean, which comprises the Gulf, the Gulf of Oman and the …

Artificial reefs in the Arabian Gulf: benefits, challenges and recommendations for policy-makers

A Bartholomew, JA Burt, LB Firth - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial reef (AR) deployment has increased dramatically in the Arabian/Persian Gulf in
recent years, and will likely continue as Gulf nations continue to develop their coastlines and …

Recent expansion and intensification of hypoxia in the Arabian Gulf and its drivers

Z Lachkar, M Mehari, M Levy, F Paparella… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Arabian Gulf (also known as Persian Gulf, hereafter Gulf) is a shallow semi-enclosed
subtropical sea known for its extreme physical environment. Recent observations suggest a …

Numerical modeling of plunging jets of brine: Mass transport and implications for desalination plant outfalls

MT Flavin, J Fernandes, R AlQabandi, E Adams, J Han… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Plunging jets are used in many environmental and industrial applications to enhance mixing
and mass transfer rates. One of the current challenges in applying plunging jet reactors for …

Performance analysis of a lab-scale adsorption desalination system using silica gel/LiCl composite

Y Zhang, D Palamara, V Palomba, L Calabrese… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorption desalination is a novel technology to supply high-quality potable water driven by
a low-temperature heat source. However, only a few composite sorbents, whose excellent …