Development and Challenges of Renewable Energy Technologies for Desalination

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue "Development and Challenges of Renewable Energy Technologies for Desalination" explores the integration of renewable energy sources with desalination technologies to address water scarcity and promote environmental sustainability. It aims to gather cutting-edge research, innovative approaches, and practical solutions that contribute to developing and advancing sustainable desalination processes. This Special Issue welcomes contributions that delve into various aspects, including but not limited to:

• Solar desalination (including photovoltaic, thermal and solar hybrid);
• Wind-powered desalination;
• Wave-powered offshore desalination;
• Bioenergy-driven desalination;
• Hybrid renewable energy systems for desalination;
• Water-energy nexus (including combined water-power production, blue energy, integrated water-hydrogen production).

The scope of desalination technologies encompasses mature and emerging methods, such as reverse osmosis (RO), forward osmosis (FO), membrane distillation (MD), thermal distillation, humidification-dehumidification (H-DH), etc. The water-energy nexus section covers combined water and power production systems, blue energy (e.g., pressure retarded osmosis (PRO), reverse electrodialysis (RED), capacitive mixing (CapMix), thermo-osmotic energy conversion (TOEC)), and other integrated approaches. This Special Issue includes articles on diverse topics, including the modelling and optimisation of renewable energy-driven desalination systems, techno-economic analysis, novel materials and technologies, energy storage for desalination, and environmental impacts.

This Special Issue aims to facilitate knowledge exchange, highlight recent breakthroughs, and provide valuable insights into renewable energy-driven desalination technologies' challenges and future prospects.

Sincerely,

Dr. Farzaneh Mahmoudi
Prof. Dr. Aliakbar Akbarzadeh
Guest Editors

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• renewable energy
• solar desalination
• wind-powered desalination
• wave-powered desalination
• bioenergy-driven desalination
• hybrid systems
• techno-economic analysis
• modelling and optimization
• energy storage
• environmental impacts