Direct seawater electrolysis: from catalyst design to device applications

H Fei, R Liu, T Liu, M Ju, J Lei, Z Wang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Direct seawater electrolysis (DSE) for hydrogen production, using earth‐abundant seawater
as the feedstock and renewable electricity as the driving source, paves a new opportunity for …

Scaling the production of renewable ammonia: A techno-economic optimization applied in regions with high insolation

O Osman, S Sgouridis, A Sleptchenko - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
In light of climate change mitigation, countries aim to maximize the integration of variable
renewable energy. This presents an opportunity for fossil fuel exporting desert countries to …

Learning curve for seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants: capital cost trend of the past, present, and future

U Caldera, C Breyer - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination is expected to play a pivotal role in hel**
to secure future global water supply. While the global reliance on SWRO plants for water …

Local cost of seawater RO desalination based on solar PV and wind energy: A global estimate

U Caldera, D Bogdanov, C Breyer - Desalination, 2016 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates how seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants, necessary to meet
increasing future global water demand, can be powered solely through renewable energy …

Optimization of sustainable seawater desalination: Modeling renewable energy integration and energy storage concepts

S Schär, A Bischi, A Baccioli, U Desideri… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Many arid and semi-arid regions of the world face growing freshwater scarcity, requiring
increased utilization of seawater desalination to augment the existing freshwater resources …

Electrochemical desalination of seawater and hypersaline brines with coupled electricity storage

D Desai, ES Beh, S Sahu, V Vedharathinam… - ACS Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present a zinc| ferricyanide hybrid flow battery that achieves extensive first-pass
desalination while simultaneously supplying electrical energy (10 Wh/L). We demonstrate …

Long-term hydrocarbon trade options for the Maghreb region and Europe—renewable energy based synthetic fuels for a net zero emissions world

M Fasihi, D Bogdanov, C Breyer - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Concerns about climate change and increasing emission costs are drivers for new sources
of fuels for Europe. Sustainable hydrocarbons can be produced synthetically by power-to …

Role of seawater desalination in the management of an integrated water and 100% renewable energy based power sector in Saudi Arabia

U Caldera, D Bogdanov, S Afanasyeva, C Breyer - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
This work presents a pathway for Saudi Arabia to transition from the 2015 power structure to
a 100% renewable energy-based system by 2050 and investigates the benefits of …

Assessment of methodologies and data used to calculate desalination costs

M Papapetrou, A Cipollina, U La Commare, G Micale… - Desalination, 2017 - Elsevier
In desalination, similarly with other industries, the cost of the final product is one of the most
important criteria that define the commercial success of a specific technology. Therefore …

Practical minimum energy use of seawater reverse osmosis

S Alnajdi, AN Beni, AA Alsaati, M Luhar, AE Childress… - Joule, 2024 - cell.com
Increasing the energy efficiency in seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) is crucial to address
worsening climate change and water scarcity. This study uses data from 39 facilities and …