Solar Desalination for the 21st Century

This book of the NATO Science Series presents the state-of-the-art of Desalination Technologies driven by Renewable Energies, highlighting the results achieved in the research field and presenting the potentialities of such technologies. It provides an up-to-date point-of-reference on the topic, giving an extensive overview of the current status of solar desalination, both from the research and industrial point of view.

SOLAR DESALINATION: A CHALLENGE FOR SUSTAINABLE FRESH WATER IN THE 21ST CENTURY.- DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR DESALINATION SYSTEMS CONCEPTS FOR IRRIGATION IN ARID AREAS CONDITIONS.- TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF A SOLAR POWERED WATER DESALINATION PLANT.- DYNAMIC MODELING TOOLS FOR SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION PROCESSES DURING TRANSIENT OPERATIONS.- A METHODOLOGY TO PREDICT OPERATION OF A SOLAR POWERED DESALINATION UNIT.- OPTIMIZING COUPLING SMALL DESALINATION UNITS TO SOLAR COLLECTORS: A CASE STUDY.- USING A SIMULATION PROGRAM TO OPTIMIZE THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF A SOLAR DESALINATION PLANT FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION.- DE-CENTRAL WATER AND POWER SUPPLY INTEGRATING RENEWABLE ENERGY - TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE PREDICTION.- MOROCCAN POTENTIALITIES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES FOR WATER DESALINATION.- SOLAR ENERGY UTILISATION OPPORTUNITIES IN BULGARIA.- SOLAR WATER DESALINATION IN THE ARAL SEA REGION.- STATUS AND PROSPECTS FOR SOLAR DESALINATION IN THE MENA REGION.- THE POTENTIAL OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN SICILY FOR WATER DESALINATION APPLICATIONS.- THE PSA EXPERIENCE ON SOLAR DESALINATION: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.- A REVIEW OF DESALINATION BY SOLAR STILL.- SOLAR THERMAL DESALINATION USING THE MULTIPLE EFFECT HUMIDIFICATION (MEH)-METHOD.- BEYOND PILOT PROJECTS: THE FEASIBILITY OF IMMEDIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM TRIED AND TESTED MARITIME AND OFFSHORE REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS TO STATIONARY SOLAR AND WIND POWERED DESALINATION SOLUTIONS.- SOLAR STILLS: 10 YEARS OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN COMMERCIALISING SOLAR STILLS WORLDWIDE.- SOLAR DRIVEN DESALINATION SYSTEMS BASED ON MEMBRANE DISTILLATION.- POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS TO AN EASYMED® THERMAL DESALINATION UNIT.- MEMBRANE DESALINATION DRIVEN BY SOLAR ENERGY.- SMALL AUTONOMOUS RODESALINATION SYSTEMS POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGIES. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AND ECONOMICS.- DESALINATION WITH WIND AND WAVE POWER.- DESALTED WATER FROM A HYBRID RO/MSF PLANT WITHRDF COMBUSTION: MODELLING AND ECONOMICS.- AUTONOMOUS DESALINATION UNITS BASED ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS - A REVIEW OF REPRESENTATIVE INSTALLATIONS WORLDWIDE.- ASSESSMENT OF MOST PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS IN SOLAR DESALINATION.