Advances in Research on Renewable Energy Technologies Integrated with Desalination Systems
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A: Sustainable Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2024 | Viewed by 983
Special Issue Editors
Interests: renewable energy; desalination systems; salinity gradient based power (SGP) generation systems; carbon capture; artificial neural network-based process optimization
Interests: water treatment; cooling; energy storage; renewables; thermodynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue focuses on the crucial intersection of renewable energy technologies and water desalination processes. This emerging field aims to address two pressing global challenges simultaneously: the growing demand for clean water and the need to transition towards sustainable energy sources.
Water scarcity is a significant concern in many regions, and desalination has emerged as a solution to provide fresh water from seawater or brackish sources. However, traditional desalination processes are energy-intensive and can contribute to environmental degradation. The integration of renewable energy technologies, such as solar, wind, geothermal, and salinity gradient energy, with desalination systems presents a promising solution. By utilizing clean and abundant energy sources, the energy footprint of desalination processes can be reduced, making them more environmentally friendly and economically viable.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research that explores the technical advancements, innovations, and challenges in integrating renewable energy technologies with desalination systems. It invites research paper submissions that explore the design, material development and characterization, performance evaluation, comparative analysis, optimization, and real-world implementation of such integrated systems. Ultimately, this collaboration between renewable energy and desalination holds great potential to ensure access to clean water while contributing to a sustainable and greener future. Researchers are encouraged to submit their work to contribute to the collective knowledge at the nexus of water and energy.
Dr. Muhammad Wajid Saleem
Dr. Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hybrid desalination systems
- thermally driven desalination systems
- membrane desalination technologies
- performance optimization
- sustainable desalination system
- stand-alone desalination systems
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Revolutionizing solar desalination systems: A state-of-art-review on the performance upgrades through phase change materials integration
Authors: M. Aravindana*, Rajendran Prabakaranb*, Sung Chul Kimb*, Neelam Sheoranc ,Nirmal Waykoled, Pawan Sharmae
Affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.
School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea.
Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, NC, USA
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA.
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Abstract: M. Aravindana*, Rajendran Prabakaranb*, Sung Chul Kimb*, Neelam Sheoranc ,Nirmal Waykoled, Pawan Sharmae
