Review of interface solar-driven steam generation systems: High-efficiency strategies, applications and challenges

Q Huang, X Liang, C Yan, Y Liu - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The interface solar-driven steam generation technology is a new type of solar energy
utilization technology that can simultaneously meet the needs of energy, environment, and …

A promising technology: solar-driven interfacial evaporation with facilitation strategies, multifunctional applications and perspectives

X Tan, H Zhang, L Li, Y Sun, J Li - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) technology has evolved rapidly in the last
decade and is an exciting scientific topic. With this high level of attention, it is necessary to …

Solar driven polygeneration system for power, desalination and cooling

AO Abdelhay, HES Fath, SA Nada - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a thermodynamic study of a polygeneration system combining Solar
Power System (SPS), Multi Effect Desalination (MED) system and Absorption Refrigeration …

A dynamic optimization approach for a multi-effect desalination (MED) integrated with thermosolar storage system

DFS Paixão, PPS Quirino, RL Fialho, MVA Da Costa… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aims to propose a more robust and realistic dynamic optimization (DO) approach
to maximize the profit of distilled water production in a multi-effect desalination (MED) plant …

Performance evaluation of a MED-MVC desalination plant driven by a concentrated photovoltaic thermal system and an organic Rankine cycle

A Khouya - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a novel integration of a multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination plant driven
by mechanical vapor compression and powered by a concentrated photovoltaic thermal …

Sustainably integrating desalination with solar power to overcome future freshwater scarcity in China

C Chen, Y Jiang, Z Ye, Y Yang, L Hou - Global Energy Interconnection, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater resources and energy are the two material foundations of human survival and
the two challenges for human sustainable development. China's huge population needs a …

Transient and thermo-economic analysis of MED-MVC desalination system

ML Elsayed, O Mesalhy, RH Mohammed, LC Chow - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
An exergo-economic model is used to assess the performance of a multi-effect desalination
plant integrated to a mechanical vapor compressor unit (MED-MVC) with a water production …

Optimal planning of hybrid renewable energy system considering virtual energy storage of desalination plant based on mixed-integer NSGA-III

B Liu, B Zhou, D Yang, G Li, J Cao, S Bu, T Littler - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the shortage of freshwater and energy crisis, seawater desalination with renewable
energy has been proposed. A method for determining optimal planning of coastal hybrid …

A comparative techno-economic analysis of different desalination technologies in off-grid islands

M Castro, M Alcanzare, E Esparcia Jr, J Ocon - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Freshwater in off-grid islands is sourced from rain, groundwater, or mainland imports, which
are unreliable, limited, and expensive, respectively. Sustainable freshwater generation from …

Energy efficient multi-effect distillation powered by a solar linear Fresnel collector

M Alhaj, A Mabrouk, SG Al-Ghamdi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Solar-driven desalination is a potential solution to the problem of freshwater scarcity in many
parts of the world. However, this technology requires considerable efforts to overcome a …