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Seawater Desalination and Its Integration into Renewable Energy Systems for Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 6300

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Bowen Zhou

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College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Interests: power and energy system operation and control; vehicle-to-grid; virtual energy storage and demand response; intelligent control of industrial loads; renewable energy; energy internet
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Dr. Guangdi Li

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College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
Interests: renewable energy generation and grid-connected converter control; battery charger for electric vehicle; DC-DC converter, power converter topology; high frequency switching mode power converter

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Studies conducted on optimizing the planning and operation of energy systems reflect human society's demands for sustainable development—for instance, the increasing penetration rate of renewable energy sources in the system, or the integration of industrial components into the overall system. Seawater desalination is a suitable subject to be taken as the integrated component, because it has strong associations with other energy storage or consumption components such as food nexus, hydrogen fuel cells, and other industrial processes. Meanwhile, the enhancement of the seawater desalination process itself is also important. Therefore, a new series of problems have emerged, urging researchers to determine how novel seawater desalination and other industrial components can be integrated in energy systems, and jointly planned and operated with power generation components like renewable energy sources and energy storage components. The design and the optimization of such systems would facilitate the sustainable development of mankind by making the concerning industrial process and energy consumption more economical, safe, and environmentally friendly.

This Special Issue focuses on contributions addressing the challenges in seawater desalination and its integration into renewable energy systems. Topics for the Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the innovations and findings of:

  1. Design of seawater desalination process for renewable energy system integration
  • Power generation by desalination;
  • Robust desalination methods for flexible power supply under uncertainties;
  • Energy–exergy–economics analysis of enhancement in materials for desalination processes;
  1. Optimal planning and operation of renewable energy systems considering seawater desalination
  • Optimization techniques;
  • Joint operation of energy storage components and seawater desalination;
  • Co-ordination of renewable energy sources and seawater desalination;
  1. Combination of seawater desalination with other industrial processes (e.g., food nexus, hydrogen production)
  • System configurations;
  • Characteristics of system power consumption and energy conversion;
  • Co-ordination of resources among processes.

Dr. Bowen Zhou
Dr. Guangdi Li
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • seawater desalination
  • renewable energy
  • energy system
  • industrial system
  • planning and operation

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Thermodynamics Analysis of a Membrane Distillation Crystallization Ion Recovery System for Hydroponic Greenhouses Assisted with Renewable Energy
by Ragad F. Alshebli and Yusuf Bicer
Sustainability 2023, 15(3), 1876; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15031876 - 18 Jan 2023
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Sustaining agricultural demands is a typical problem, particularly in locations afflicted by the scarcity of fresh water, poor farming soil, and hot weather. The main goal of this study is to perform a thermodynamic analysis of an integrated multigeneration system containing a direct [...] Read more.
Sustaining agricultural demands is a typical problem, particularly in locations afflicted by the scarcity of fresh water, poor farming soil, and hot weather. The main goal of this study is to perform a thermodynamic analysis of an integrated multigeneration system containing a direct contact membrane distillation crystallization system that recovers beneficial hydroponic farming nutrients from seawater using renewable energy resources. A parametric study is carried out to determine the impacts of various factors on the system, such as changing the rate of mass flow rate, recovery ratio, and salinity. This study proposes a novel sustainable multigeneration system for seawater desalination and ions recovery using the direct contact membrane distillation crystallization system to provide the hydroponic solution and greenhouse ventilation using the dual evaporator vapor compression refrigeration system. With overall exergy efficiency and energy efficiency of 41.40%, and 39.80%, respectively, the system requires about 1182.69 kW and 5314.6 kW of electrical and thermal power in total, respectively, to desalinate 5 kg/s of seawater and recover 170 mg/s of Sulfate (SO4), 81.28 mg/s of Magnesium (Mg), 25.48 mg/s of Calcium (Ca), and 24.16 mg/s of Potassium (K), yielding about 4.4 kg/s of a hydroponic solution, and ventilating 25 greenhouses with a volume of 600 m3 of single greenhouse. Full article
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Renewable Energy Desalination for Island Communities: Status and Future Prospects in Greece
by George Kyriakarakos, George Papadakis and Christos A. Karavitis
Sustainability 2022, 14(13), 8176; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14138176 - 4 Jul 2022
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Energy and water are two of the most important components required to ensure prosperity and sustainable development to societies. This paper aims to review the status of renewable energy desalination for Greek islandic communities, deployed in two axes. The first one reviews the [...] Read more.
Energy and water are two of the most important components required to ensure prosperity and sustainable development to societies. This paper aims to review the status of renewable energy desalination for Greek islandic communities, deployed in two axes. The first one reviews the desalination systems state of the art technological solutions, their energy needs, how renewable energy may be employed and finally the cost of renewable energy desalination is investigated. The second axis focuses on Greek islands per se, where the current situation is investigated, potential solutions for meeting the water needs are evaluated, all leading to the proposal of a methodology towards designing an appropriate and applicable approach in addressing the water needs. Finally, a discussion takes place on how such options might be further deployed, particularly regarding the impacts they may produce for the livelihood and the future prosperity of the pertinent communities, and at the same time supporting the energy transition towards the EU Green Deal goals. Full article
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Optimal Operation Strategy for Wind–Hydrogen–Water Power Grids Facing Offshore Wind Power Accommodation
by Zhen Liu, He Wang, Bowen Zhou, Dongsheng Yang, Guangdi Li, Bo Yang, Chao Xi and Bo Hu
Sustainability 2022, 14(11), 6871; https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116871 - 4 Jun 2022
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In this study, we utilize the advantages of offshore wind power resources in coastal areas to make up for the shortage of freshwater. At the same time, freshwater can be used as raw material to supply hydrogen energy. An operation strategy considering power [...] Read more.
In this study, we utilize the advantages of offshore wind power resources in coastal areas to make up for the shortage of freshwater. At the same time, freshwater can be used as raw material to supply hydrogen energy. An operation strategy considering power and water input for an electrolyzer is proposed and an electrolyzer variable efficiency model under optimal operation mode is also proposed. Considering both energy benefits and operation and maintenance costs, this paper sets up the wind–hydrogen–water power grid system optimal operation model. Simulation analysis is carried out from the aspects of economy, accommodation, uncertainty of impacts of the reservoir capacity, water satisfaction, and so on. The results show that the accommodation rate reaches 98.2% when considering the proposed operation strategy. The average daily operating cost of the system reaches USD 3.9 × 104, and the strategy and model have good economic benefits and practical significance. Full article
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