scholarly journals Integrated Capacitive Deionization and Humidification-Dehumidification System for Brackish Water Desalination

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 7641
Author(s):  
Sadam-Hussain Soomro ◽  
Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande ◽  
Salman Memon ◽  
Woo-Seung Kim ◽  
Young-Deuk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Capacitive Deionization ◽  
Combined System ◽  
Flow Rates

A hybrid capacitive deionization and humidification-dehumidification (CDI–HDH) desalination system is theoretically investigated for the desalination of brackish water. The CDI system works with two basic operations: adsorption and regeneration. During adsorption, water is desalted, and during the regeneration process the ions from electrodes are detached and flow out as wastewater, which is higher in salt concentration. This wastewater still contains water but cannot be treated again via the CDI unit because CDI cannot treat higher-salinity waters. The discarding of wastewater from CDI is not a good option, since every drop of water is precious. Therefore, CDI wastewater is treated using waste heat in a process that is less sensitive to high salt concentrations, such as humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination. Therefore, in this study, CDI wastewater was treated using the HDH system. Using the combined system (CDI–HDH), this study theoretically investigated brackish water of various salt concentrations and flow rates at the CDI inlet. A maximum distillate of 1079 L/day was achieved from the combined system and the highest recovery rate achieved was 24.90% from the HDH unit. Additionally, two renewable energy sources with novel ideas are recommended to power the CDI–HDH system.

scholarly journals Enabling thermal efficiency improvement and waste heat recovery using liquid air harnessed from offshore renewable energy sources

2020 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 115351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian D. Osorio ◽  
Mayank Panwar ◽  
Alejandro Rivera-Alvarez ◽  
Chrys Chryssostomidis ◽  
Rob Hovsapian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Efficiency Improvement

scholarly journals THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS: FUNDAMENTAL, APPLICATIONS AND CHALLENGES

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (1A) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Duc Long
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Gas Emission

Energy and the environment are popular themes in the 21st century because both are closely interlinked. The current technologies are focusing on finding new, clean, safe and renewable energy sources for a better environment. Thermoelectric (TE) materials are able to generate electricity when applied a temperature different at a junction of two dissimilar materials. This is a promising technology to directly convert waste heat into electricity without any gas emission, thus providing one of the most clean and safe energy. However, the applications of TE devices are still limited due to its low energy conversion efficiency and high material cost. As a result, researches in TE materials are mainly focusing on the improving of efficiency and developing cheap materials.  In this paper, the fundamental, challenges and applications of thermoelectric materials were reviewed. In addition, currently research in thermoelectric materials and improving their efficiency will also be reviewed.

scholarly journals Design analysis methods for Stirling engines

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Snyman ◽  
T.M. Harms ◽  
J.M. Strauss
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Design Analysis ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Simple Analysis ◽  
Methods Of Analysis ◽  
Stirling Engines

Worldwide attempts are being made to increase the use of our renewable energy sources as well as to use our current fossil fuel energy sources more effi-ciently. Waste heat recovery forms a substantial part of the latter and is the focus of this project. Stirling technology finds application in both the renewable energy sector and in waste heat recovery. Investigating the applicability of Stirling engines in the above-mentioned fields is relevant to develop more efficient external combustion units as well as to utilize our renewable energy sources. Developing a design analysis and synthesis tool capable of opti-mizing Stirling powered units forms the main objec-tive of this project. The methodology followed to achieve this, involved the application of three differ-ent methods of analysis, namely the method of Schmidt, the adiabatic analysis and the simple analysis based on a five volume approach. The Schmidt analysis is used to obtain the internal engine pressure which is a required input for the adiabatic analysis while the simple analysis intro-duces pumping losses and regenerator inefficien-cies. These methodologies are discussed briefly in this paper. Experimental verification of the analyti-cal data was carried out on a Heinrici Stirling engine and both the analytical data and the experi-mental data are presented here. Shortcomings of these methods of analysis are highlighted and an alternative approach to solve particular shortcom-ings is presented.

Clean Power from Deserts

Green ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Düren
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Economic Wealth

AbstractSolar power from deserts can contribute significantly to a future renewable energy system. The technically accessible solar potential in deserts exceeds the global energy demand by a factor of 20. In the DESERTEC concept, a smart super grid based on HVDC technology interconnects wind, solar and other renewable energy sources with distant consumers on a scale of several thousand kilometres. The large grid averages out the natural fluctuations of renewable energy sources to a large extend. Remaining fluctuations have to be compensated by storage systems. Two competing technologies, CSP and PV, are available for large-scale solar power production in desert countries. CSP technology can be combined with thermal energy storage and water desalination. A large-scale production of solar energy in desert countries has important socio-economic implications. The interconnection of continents by large power grids introduces new economical interdependencies, which can help to reduce the North-South gradient of economic wealth.

scholarly journals Report on a Plus-Energy District with Low-Temperature DHC Network, Novel Agrothermal Heat Source, and Applied Demand Response

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 5059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Brennenstuhl ◽  
Robin Zeh ◽  
Robert Otto ◽  
Ruben Pesch ◽  
Volker Stockinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Demand Response ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Conventional Heating ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Heating And Cooling

District heating and cooling networks can pose the possibility of including a variety of renewable energy sources as well as waste heat into a district’s heat supply concept. Unfortunately, low demand densities as they increasingly occur through higher building energy standards and in rural areas render conventional heating and cooling networks inefficient. At the same time, power-to-heat is becoming more and more important to make use of a larger amount of renewable energy sources on the electrical side by providing more flexibility by means of demand response and demand-side management. Within this work, a rural Plus-Energy settlement is presented addressing those topics by a low-temperature district heating and cooling network connected to a novel agrothermal collector supplying 23 residential buildings with decentralized heat pumps and PV systems. The collector, the network, and six of the buildings are equipped with comprehensive monitoring equipment. Within those buildings, forecast and optimization algorithms are implemented to adapt their heat pump operation to enable an increase of self-consumption, to include flexible electricity tariffs, and also to participate in power markets. Thereby, for the low-temperature district heating and cooling network, it has been shown that the concept can operate in the future at competitive heat costs. On the building level, up to 50% of cost savings could be achieved under ideal conditions with the optimization of the self-consumption of PV electricity. However, to ensure optimal results, the individual system components have to be dimensioned for this task.

Recent progress in the use of renewable energy sources to power water desalination plants

Desalination ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 435 ◽  
pp. 97-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem ◽  
M. El Haj Assad ◽  
Enas Taha Sayed ◽  
Bassel Soudan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Desalination Plants
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