The future of desalination research in the Middle East

Wali, Faisal

doi:10.1038/nmiddleeast.2014.273

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“…to sea water desalination. In recent decades, these countries have heavily invested in desalination to such an extent that 70% of the world's desalination plants are based in the Middle East [46]. GCC countries alone house 60% of the world's total installed desalination capacity.…”

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“…Five of the Middle Eastern countries are amongst the top ten most water scarce countries in the world, with Kuwait holding the first position owing to an annual per capita freshwater supply of less than 10 m 3 . With its inhabitants accounting for 4.4% of the global population, the Middle East has access to only 1.1% of the freshwater reserves on the planet [46]. Within the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula is the most disadvantaged sub-region with only 1 percent of the renewable water resources for an area equivalent to 47 percent of the Middle East.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To fill the surging gap between demand and supply, the Middle Eastern countries in general and GCC countries in particular are resorting to not only over-abstraction but also to sea water desalination. In recent decades, these countries have heavily invested in desalination to such an extent that 70% of the world's desalination plants are based in the Middle East [46]. GCC countries alone house 60% of the world's total installed desalination capacity.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Energy and Water Saving Potential in Commercial Buildings: A Retrofit Case Study

Ahmed

Alazazmeh²,

Asif³

2022

Sustainability

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The global building sector has great potential for energy savings. Retrofitting of existing buildings can effectively improve their energy and environmental sustainability. However, retrofitting is a complex task and requires proper Measurement & Verification (M&V) to validate the process for various building types and locations. Such M&V studies for commercial buildings in the studied region are missing and a critical gap exists. This paper addresses this gap by discussing the effectiveness of retrofit energy and water efficiency measures implemented in a commercial building in Saudi Arabia. At first, a thorough energy audit is conducted and then five Energy Efficiency Measures (EEMs) and a water conservation measure is implemented. A post-retrofit M&V exercise is conducted to measure and validate the savings along with respective economic benefits. The results indicate that the implemented EEMs reduced the building’s annual energy consumption by 27%. The overall compound payback period for the investments is found to be six years. The study successfully validates the energy and water savings achievable through retrofitting by presenting the first M&V case study of a post-retrofit commercial building in the country. Thus, it proves that implementation of EEMs and water saving measures are effective strategies to retrofit commercial buildings in the region.

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Section: Energy and Water Consumption In Buildings In Saudi Arabiamentioning

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Energy and Water Saving Potential in Commercial Buildings: A Retrofit Case Study

Ahmed

Alazazmeh²,

Asif³

2022

Sustainability

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“…It is expected that by 2030 more than 15% of the world population will be forced to turn to seawater to meet their needs for fresh or brackish water. At present around 150 countries rely on desalination and around 80 million m 3 of drinking water is being produced daily by more than 17,000 desalination plants, with 50% of them utilizing sea water as the source (Wali 2014). The desalination process needs to be perfected and made more energy efficient, cost effective, environment friendly and sustainable (Elimelech and Phillip 2011;Pendergast and Hoek 2011;Zhu et al 2013 andYuan et al 2015).…”

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Graphene and related 2D materials for desalination : A review of recent patents

Ramanathan¹,

Aqra²

2020

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The growing population and energy demand, coupled with the depleting fresh water resources has resulted in great progress in sea water desalination (SWD) technologies. Nanopores of 2D materials like graphene and its structural analogs are the latest innovations in membrane technology for SWD. The performance of these novel atomically thin nanopores as seen from various experimental and theoretical studies is highly encouraging with reports of water permeability 2-3 orders of magnitude greater than the conventional reverse osmosis (RO). The potential for high efficiency and the low energy requirements of these nanopores for desalination has led to tremendous efforts in fabrication and commercialization. We present here a review of the very recent patents associated with the preparation of these nanopores, the process and the efficiency of SWD.

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Polygeneration (Power, Water, Hydrogen and Heat) by a Novel Cycle Based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Integrated with Micro-Gas Turbine, Metal Hydride, and Desalination

Ebrahimi,

Aryanfar

2024

Iran J Sci Technol Trans Mech Eng

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The future of desalination research in the Middle East

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Energy and Water Saving Potential in Commercial Buildings: A Retrofit Case Study

Energy and Water Saving Potential in Commercial Buildings: A Retrofit Case Study

Graphene and related 2D materials for desalination : A review of recent patents

Polygeneration (Power, Water, Hydrogen and Heat) by a Novel Cycle Based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Integrated with Micro-Gas Turbine, Metal Hydride, and Desalination

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