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Renewable Energy Systems Flexibility for Water Desalination
This special issue belongs to the section "Water-Energy Nexus".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Considering the problem of drinking water scarcity in the world and the problems of fossil energy such as its pollution and non-renewability, as well as the preference for dispersed freshwater production instead of concentrated production, the design of a desalination system that is integrated with renewable energies is critical these days. This type of design can also reduce the production of environmental pollutants due to reduced energy consumption in the production and transfer of freshwater. In this regard, we invite you to submit your research to this Special Issue that converges on renewable energy system flexibility in desalination systems concerning the water–energy nexus and water security.
We also encourage papers with innovation capability in domestic desalination systems integrated with renewable energy systems. As we know, these devices can also be used in residential buildings on the fringes of seas and even in rivers with non-potable freshwater. The energy of these systems can be powered by renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal energy that 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 systems consists of reverse osmosis (RO) systems.
This Special Issue also welcomes scholars to submit their research on renewable energy-driven systems in power plants using desalination systems that are accessible for freshwater production. Authors are welcome to submit their innovative ideas to address the design of desalination systems with renewable energy by analyzing the systems in terms of energy, exergy, economic and exergoeconomic subjects.
Dr. Siamak Hoseinzadeh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- desalination technology
- freshwater
- water–energy nexus
- low-carbon renewable energy
- domestic desalination system
- evaporative vacuum easy desalination
- solar energy
- wind energy
- geothermal energy
- energy analysis
- exergy analysis
- reverse osmosis desalination
- thermodynamic optimization
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Published Papers
Water - ISSN 2073-4441