Energy minimization strategies and renewable energy utilization for desalination: A review

Subramani, A.K.; Badruzzaman, Mohammad; Oppenheimer, Joan; Jacangelo, Joseph G.

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.12.032

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“…The use of wind turbines for desalination in coastal areas, with sufficient wind resource, has proven to be an economically feasible desalination method [20,21]. Nowadays, some wind farms have been connected with reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plants to provide water in small remote communities that have sufficient wind energy, as they have the least energy requirements [1,6,9,19,21,22]. Table 2 presents several existing wind/RO installations.…”

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“…These feasibility studies have proved that wind-powered desalination is a successful technique [5,6]. Furthermore, the capital cost of the wind-powered RO plant can be reduced by using lighter wind blades, making it more feasible economically [22]. A case study has been carried out in Ténès, Algeria, to analyze the environmental impact of integrating wind energy in seawater RO desalination (SWRO) [23].…”

Section: Wind Energymentioning

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Wind and Geothermal Energy in Desalination: A Short Review on Progress and Sustainable Commercial Processes

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2015

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Fossil fuels have been used as the main energy source for the desalination technologies. The continued increase in the demand for desalinated water has resulted in rising greenhouse gas emissions and threat to available fuel reserves. Consequently, most commercial desalination processes powered by fossil fuels have significantly contributed to environmental pollution. Renewable energy comes into the picture as an environmental friendly option as well as a means of fossil energy minimization. In this paper, a review on the use of renewable energy in recent desalination processes has been carried, with a focus on wind and geothermal energy.

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Section: Wind Energymentioning

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Section: Wind Energymentioning

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Wind and Geothermal Energy in Desalination: A Short Review on Progress and Sustainable Commercial Processes

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2015

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“…As the stress increases on existing surface freshwater supplies due to population growth, agricultural development, global climate change, and industrial expansion, SWRO has become a more accepted approach to augment the world's existing freshwater supply, especially in arid regions such as the Middle East [2,3]. Coupled with recent advances in membrane technology and sustainable sources of energy for operation (such as solar or wind power), SWRO is transitioning from a viable alternative to an integral component of freshwater provisions for many coastal municipalities and industries worldwide [4][5][6][7].…”

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Investigation of Algal Biotoxin Removal during SWRO Desalination through a Materials Flow Analysis

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Jiang

2017

Water

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Abstract:The operation of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination facilities has become challenged by the increasing frequency and severity of harmful algal blooms (HABs). The efficiency of algal toxins removal during SWRO and pretreatment processes has critical human health implications. Therefore, a probabilistic materials flow analysis (pMFA) was developed to predict the removal of algal toxins in source water by various pretreatment configurations and operations during SWRO desalination. The results demonstrated that an appreciable quantity of toxins exists in the SWRO permeate (ng/L-µg/L levels), the backwash of pretreatment, and final brine rejects (µg/L-mg/L levels). Varying the pretreatment train configuration resulted in statistically significant differences in toxin removals, where higher removal efficiencies were evidenced in systems employing microfiltration/ultrafiltration (MF/UF) over granular media filtration (GMF). However, this performance depended on operational practices including coagulant addition and transmembrane pressures of MF/UF systems. Acute human health risks during lifetime exposure to algal toxins from ingestion of desalinated water were benign, with margins of safety ranging from 100 to 4000. This study highlights the importance of pretreatment steps during SWRO operation in the removal of algal toxins for managing marine HABs.

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“…Al-Karaghouli and Kazmerski (2013) provided a review of the energy consumption of various desalination processes, with costs characterization using conventional and different renewable energy resources. Subramani et al (2011) also outlined devices and novel technologies to minimize membrane desalination energy consumption, as well as a short discussion of renewable energy utilization. Kesieme et al (2013) compared the economics of different seawater desalination processes in Australia in the context of available waste heat and materials costs, concluding that membrane desalination was the most cost effective option due to the lower cost materials, even with the presence of a carbon tax.…”

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Evaluating options for balancing the water – electricity nexus in California: Part 2—Greenhouse gas and renewable energy utilization impacts

Tarroja

AghaKouchak

Sobhani

et al. 2014

Science of The Total Environment

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• Part I presents a spatially and temporally resolved model of California's surface reservoirs.• Part II presents GHG emissions and grid renewable penetration for water availability options.• In particular, the energy signature of water supply infrastructure is delineated.• Different pathways for securing California's water supply are developed quantitatively.• Under baseline conditions, portfolios capable of securing surface reservoir levels emerge.• Under climate change conditions, the water supply must be carefully selected to allay emissions. A study was conducted to compare the technical potential and effectiveness of different water supply options for securing water availability in a large-scale, interconnected water supply system under historical and climatechange augmented inflow and demand conditions. Part 2 of the study focused on determining the greenhouse gas and renewable energy utilization impacts of different pathways to stabilize major surface reservoir levels. Using a detailed electric grid model and taking into account impacts on the operation of the water supply infrastructure, the greenhouse gas emissions and effect on overall grid renewable penetration level was calculated for each water supply option portfolio that successfully secured water availability from Part 1. The effects on the energy signature of water supply infrastructure were found to be just as important as that of the fundamental processes for each option. Under historical (baseline) conditions, many option portfolios were capable of securing surface reservoir levels with a net neutral or negative effect on emissions and a benefit for renewable energy utilization. Under climate change augmented conditions, however, careful selection of the water supply option portfolio was required to prevent imposing major emissions increases for the system. Overall, this analysis provided quantitative insight into the tradeoffs associated with choosing different pathways for securing California's water supply. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o

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Energy minimization strategies and renewable energy utilization for desalination: A review

Cited by 270 publications

References 99 publications

Wind and Geothermal Energy in Desalination: A Short Review on Progress and Sustainable Commercial Processes

Wind and Geothermal Energy in Desalination: A Short Review on Progress and Sustainable Commercial Processes

Investigation of Algal Biotoxin Removal during SWRO Desalination through a Materials Flow Analysis

Evaluating options for balancing the water – electricity nexus in California: Part 2—Greenhouse gas and renewable energy utilization impacts

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