Environmental concerns and long-term solutions for solar-powered water desalination

Kumar, Siddhant; Kumar, Manish; Chowdhury, Sumanta; Rajpurohit, Bharat Singh; Randhawa, Jaspreet Kaur

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131180

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“…In particular, thermal desalination techniques consume the highest energy when compared with other desalination technologies [12,14]. This heightened energy consumption not only affects economic considerations but also has significant environmental implications, contributing to greater greenhouse gas emissions during the desalination process [15]. The environmental impact of desalination extends beyond greenhouse gas emissions and includes factors such as brine disposal, which can harm marine ecosystems if not managed properly.…”

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RETRACTED: A Study on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination Systems: Seawater Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Bipolar-Membrane-Enhanced Electro-Dialysis Process

Musharavati

2023

Sustainability

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A lot of research has been carried out to improve the sustainability of seawater desalination. Despite progress, relatively few studies have analyzed the sustainability of seawater desalination processes integrated on two fronts, i.e., (i) process integration and (ii) energy integration. In addition, life cycle assessment studies on multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination often neglect the impact of the disposed brine by assuming that dilution of the discharged brine impacts on ecological systems less. The present study contributes to these omissions by exploring the environmental sustainability of seawater desalination systems using life cycle impact assessment (LCIA). More specifically, the LCIA of Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) integrated with (i) an Electro-Dialysis (EDBMED) process and (ii) solar photovoltaics (PV) is investigated. Life cycle analysis was used to identify pertinent indicators of the LCIA and their implications in SWRO. The comparative analysis reveals that the advantage of SWRO as compared to other technologies such as MSF is energy efficiency, at estimated levels of 75.0%. The study concludes that despite the technological challenges associated with sustainable desalination and sustainable brine management, integrating renewable energy into seawater desalination can contribute to the sustainability improvements of seawater desalination systems. The findings of this paper provide an initial assessment of the ecological footprints of seawater desalination systems.

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RETRACTED: A Study on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination Systems: Seawater Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Bipolar-Membrane-Enhanced Electro-Dialysis Process

Musharavati

2023

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“…Water is the source of life on which human beings depend for their survival and development, a fundamental and valuable natural resource for the sustainable development of societies, and an important strategic resource for the development of human societies. [1][2][3] The global water crisis is gripping many countries, and to solve the freshwater crisis, countries in water-scarce areas are relying mainly on the expensive and highly controversial measure of seawater desalination. 4,5 Currently known desalination options include reverse osmosis, membrane distillation, and electrodialysis.…”

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Mesoporous carbon hollow spheres loaded with Fe/Fe₃C as efficient solar vapour generation materials

Gao,

Zhang,

Zhang

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New J. Chem.

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“…The suitable types for energy storage always depend on the storage period. This can be a shortterm or a long-term period of storage [3]. Some applications can be used for a short-term period of storage, mostly for a few days.…”

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Energy Storage in Urban Areas: The Role of Energy Storage Facilities, a Review

Anastasovski,

Andreucci,

Kádár

et al. 2024

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Positive Energy Districts can be defined as connected urban areas, or energy-efficient and flexible buildings, which emit zero greenhouse gases and manage surpluses of renewable energy production. Energy storage is crucial for providing flexibility and supporting renewable energy integration into the energy system. It can balance centralized and distributed energy generation, while contributing to energy security. Energy storage can respond to supplement demand, provide flexible generation, and complement grid development. Photovoltaics and wind turbines together with solar thermal systems and biomass are widely used to generate electricity and heating, respectively, coupled with energy system storage facilities for electricity (i.e., batteries) or heat storage using latent or sensible heat. Energy storage technologies are crucial in modern grids and able to avoid peak charges by ensuring the reliability and efficiency of energy supply, while supporting a growing transition to nondepletable power sources. This work aims to broaden the scientific and practical understanding of energy storage in urban areas in order to explore the flexibility potential in adopting feasible solutions at district scale where exploiting the space and resource-saving systems. The main objective is to present and critically discuss the available options for energy storage that can be used in urban areas to collect and distribute stored energy. The concerns regarding the installation and use of Energy Storage Systems are analyzed by referring to regulations, and technical and environmental requirements, as part of broader distribution systems, or as separate parts. Electricity, heat energy, and hydrogen are the most favorable types of storage. However, most of them need new regulations, technological improvement, and dissemination of knowledge to all people with the aim of better understanding the benefits provided.

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Environmental concerns and long-term solutions for solar-powered water desalination

Cited by 29 publications

References 93 publications

RETRACTED: A Study on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination Systems: Seawater Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Bipolar-Membrane-Enhanced Electro-Dialysis Process

RETRACTED: A Study on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination Systems: Seawater Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Bipolar-Membrane-Enhanced Electro-Dialysis Process

Mesoporous carbon hollow spheres loaded with Fe/Fe₃C as efficient solar vapour generation materials

Energy Storage in Urban Areas: The Role of Energy Storage Facilities, a Review

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Environmental concerns and long-term solutions for solar-powered water desalination

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RETRACTED: A Study on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination Systems: Seawater Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Bipolar-Membrane-Enhanced Electro-Dialysis Process

RETRACTED: A Study on Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Seawater Desalination Systems: Seawater Reverse Osmosis Integrated with Bipolar-Membrane-Enhanced Electro-Dialysis Process

Mesoporous carbon hollow spheres loaded with Fe/Fe3C as efficient solar vapour generation materials

Energy Storage in Urban Areas: The Role of Energy Storage Facilities, a Review

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