Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages
There has been a steep increase in investment in more affordable approaches to desalinated seawater using renewable energy sources. This paper proposes desalinating seawater with a pump and a motor-generator installed inside wind turbine nacelles, to desalinate seawater with reverse osmosis membrane...
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| author | Julian David Hunt Andreas Nascimento Amaro Olímipio Pereira Junior Paulo Sergio Franco Barbosa Walter Leal Filho Yoshihide Wada |
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| description | There has been a steep increase in investment in more affordable approaches to desalinated seawater using renewable energy sources. This paper proposes desalinating seawater with a pump and a motor-generator installed inside wind turbine nacelles, to desalinate seawater with reverse osmosis membranes without electricity. The technology was named Wind Desalination and Power (WDP), as the wind turbine can pump seawater and generate electricity. This study presents a comprehensive analysis and rationale behind the design, estimates its economic viability, and assesses the global potential of the proposed technology. Results demonstrate that the cost for seawater desalination with WDP is 0.64 USD/m3, which is 20% cheaper than conventional wind desalination. The paper shows that WDP has the potential to enhance water resilience in arid regions while at the same time contributing to grid stability and renewable energy integration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2efc7ab6a12c4961b8c8233fd7b6a2e42025-01-03T05:45:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Energy1478-64511478-646X2025-12-0144110.1080/14786451.2024.2441844Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortagesJulian David Hunt0Andreas Nascimento1Amaro Olímipio Pereira Junior2Paulo Sergio Franco Barbosa3Walter Leal Filho4Yoshihide Wada5Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaInstitute of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Itajubá, Itajubá, BrazilEnergy Planning Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilInnovation Department, ICPTech-Innovation, Campinas, BrazilSustainable Development and Climate Change Management, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, GermanyBiological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaThere has been a steep increase in investment in more affordable approaches to desalinated seawater using renewable energy sources. This paper proposes desalinating seawater with a pump and a motor-generator installed inside wind turbine nacelles, to desalinate seawater with reverse osmosis membranes without electricity. The technology was named Wind Desalination and Power (WDP), as the wind turbine can pump seawater and generate electricity. This study presents a comprehensive analysis and rationale behind the design, estimates its economic viability, and assesses the global potential of the proposed technology. Results demonstrate that the cost for seawater desalination with WDP is 0.64 USD/m3, which is 20% cheaper than conventional wind desalination. The paper shows that WDP has the potential to enhance water resilience in arid regions while at the same time contributing to grid stability and renewable energy integration.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14786451.2024.2441844Wind powerdesalinationenergy storagerenewable energysustainable development |
| spellingShingle | Julian David Hunt Andreas Nascimento Amaro Olímipio Pereira Junior Paulo Sergio Franco Barbosa Walter Leal Filho Yoshihide Wada Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages International Journal of Sustainable Energy Wind power desalination energy storage renewable energy sustainable development |
| title | Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages |
| title_full | Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages |
| title_fullStr | Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages |
| title_short | Wind desalination and power: an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages |
| title_sort | wind desalination and power an affordable and renewable solution to address water shortages |
| topic | Wind power desalination energy storage renewable energy sustainable development |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14786451.2024.2441844 |
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