TY - JOUR
T1 - Today's and future challenges in applications of renewable energy technologies for desalination
AU - Goosen, Mattheus F A
AU - Mahmoudi, Hacène
AU - Ghaffour, NorEddine
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Recent trends and challenges in applications of renewable energy technologies for water desalination are critically reviewed with an emphasis on environmental concerns and sustainable development. After providing an overview of wind, wave, geothermal, and solar renewable energy technologies for fresh water production, hybrid systems are assessed. Then scale-up and economic factors are considered. This is followed with a section on regulatory factors, environmental concerns, and globalization, and a final segment on selecting the most suitable renewable energy technology for conventional and emerging desalination processes. © 2014 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
AB - Recent trends and challenges in applications of renewable energy technologies for water desalination are critically reviewed with an emphasis on environmental concerns and sustainable development. After providing an overview of wind, wave, geothermal, and solar renewable energy technologies for fresh water production, hybrid systems are assessed. Then scale-up and economic factors are considered. This is followed with a section on regulatory factors, environmental concerns, and globalization, and a final segment on selecting the most suitable renewable energy technology for conventional and emerging desalination processes. © 2014 Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563476
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10643389.2012.741313
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897476752&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10643389.2012.741313
DO - 10.1080/10643389.2012.741313
M3 - Article
SN - 1064-3389
VL - 44
SP - 929
EP - 999
JO - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
JF - Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
IS - 9
ER -