Renewable Energy Applications For Freshwater Production (sustainable Energy Developments)
by Jochen Bundschuh /
2012 / English / PDF
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Worldwide, many regions have a great potential to cover part of
their pressing water needs by renewable energy powered water
treatment processes using either thermal or membrane based
technologies. Not only arid and semiarid regions are increasingly
suffering from water shortage but also many other regions face a
limitation of freshwater resources either by increasing
contamination of surface water bodies or groundwater resources
unsuitable for drinking and irrigation purposes either due to their
high grade of mineralization or their contents of toxic components.
In many areas without centralized water supply, treatment
techniques using locally available renewable energy resources such
as wind, solar and geothermal can provide an economical, social and
environmentally sustainable option for clean water production from
seawater and from highly mineralized or otherwise unsuitable
ground- and surface water.
Worldwide, many regions have a great potential to cover part of
their pressing water needs by renewable energy powered water
treatment processes using either thermal or membrane based
technologies. Not only arid and semiarid regions are increasingly
suffering from water shortage but also many other regions face a
limitation of freshwater resources either by increasing
contamination of surface water bodies or groundwater resources
unsuitable for drinking and irrigation purposes either due to their
high grade of mineralization or their contents of toxic components.
In many areas without centralized water supply, treatment
techniques using locally available renewable energy resources such
as wind, solar and geothermal can provide an economical, social and
environmentally sustainable option for clean water production from
seawater and from highly mineralized or otherwise unsuitable
ground- and surface water.
This book provides an overview on possible cost-efficient
techniques and application opportunities for different scales and
shows why the implementation of these technologies faces numerous
technological, economic and policy barriers and provides
suggestions how they can be overcome. It serves as a synoptic
compendium of the fundamentals of freshwater production using
renewable energies, applicable to all types of water, ranging from
brackish to marine water and also including industrial and communal
residual water. The book is aimed at professionals, academics and
decision makers worldwide, working in the areas of water resources,
water supply,land planning, energy planning, greenhouse gases
emission mitigation and rural development.
This book provides an overview on possible cost-efficient
techniques and application opportunities for different scales and
shows why the implementation of these technologies faces numerous
technological, economic and policy barriers and provides
suggestions how they can be overcome. It serves as a synoptic
compendium of the fundamentals of freshwater production using
renewable energies, applicable to all types of water, ranging from
brackish to marine water and also including industrial and communal
residual water. The book is aimed at professionals, academics and
decision makers worldwide, working in the areas of water resources,
water supply,land planning, energy planning, greenhouse gases
emission mitigation and rural development.