Renewable Energy System Flexibility for Water Desalination: Volume II

Dear Colleagues,

Considering the world’s scarcity of drinking water, ‎the problems associated with fossil energy (such as pollution and non-renewability), and the preference for dispersed ‎freshwater production over concentrated production, the design of a desalination system ‎that is integrated with renewable energies is critical.‎ Due to its reduced energy consumption in ‎the production and transfer of freshwater, this type of design could reduce the production of environmental pollutants. Thus, for this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit research on renewable energy system flexibility in desalination systems with regard to the water–energy nexus and water security.

We also encourage papers that demonstrate innovation in domestic desalination systems that are integrated with renewable energy systems. These devices can ‎also be used in residential buildings, on sea shores, and even in rivers with non-potable fresh‎water.‎ These systems can be powered by renewable energy (such as solar, wind or geothermal) and can produce freshwater, reduce pollutant production, reduce the cost of freshwater transfer to homes, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.‎ Additionally, the market for these types of domestic desalination system consists of reverse osmosis (RO) systems.

This Special Issue also welcomes research on renewable energy-driven systems in power plants that use desalination systems for freshwater production. Authors are welcome to submit innovative ideas that address the design of desalination systems with renewable energy by analyzing them in terms of energy, exergy, economics, and exergoeconomics. ‎

Dr. Siamak Hoseinzadeh
Guest Editor

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