A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination
Airborne wind energy is an emerging technology that can harness stronger and more consistent winds in higher altitudes using less mechanical and civil infrastructures than conventional wind energy systems. This article outlines a techno-economic study on using this technology for reverse osmosis sea...
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| description | Airborne wind energy is an emerging technology that can harness stronger and more consistent winds in higher altitudes using less mechanical and civil infrastructures than conventional wind energy systems. This article outlines a techno-economic study on using this technology for reverse osmosis seawater desalination in which a semi-permeable membrane process is used to remove salts and contaminants from water. To understand the techno-economic feasibility of such a system, this research work studies a 2 MW airborne wind-driven reverse osmosis plant. Different energy recovery devices are also studied to find their impact on improving the desalination plant's techno-economic performance. Results show the techno-economic practicality of an airborne wind-driven reverse osmosis plant with a competitive levelised-cost-of-water compared to similar-sized wind and solar energy-driven seawater desalination systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-330ea8ee6b044799ac0ea8a2ab9ffa0f2025-02-02T05:28:17ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402025-01-01112e41814A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalinationMahdi Ebrahimi Salari0Milad Zabihi1Jimmy Murphy2Corresponding author.; MaREI Centre, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandMaREI Centre, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandMaREI Centre, University College Cork, Cork, IrelandAirborne wind energy is an emerging technology that can harness stronger and more consistent winds in higher altitudes using less mechanical and civil infrastructures than conventional wind energy systems. This article outlines a techno-economic study on using this technology for reverse osmosis seawater desalination in which a semi-permeable membrane process is used to remove salts and contaminants from water. To understand the techno-economic feasibility of such a system, this research work studies a 2 MW airborne wind-driven reverse osmosis plant. Different energy recovery devices are also studied to find their impact on improving the desalination plant's techno-economic performance. Results show the techno-economic practicality of an airborne wind-driven reverse osmosis plant with a competitive levelised-cost-of-water compared to similar-sized wind and solar energy-driven seawater desalination systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402500194XAirborne wind energyReverse osmosisSeawater desalinationEnergy recovery deviceLevelised cost of water |
| spellingShingle | Mahdi Ebrahimi Salari Milad Zabihi Jimmy Murphy A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination Heliyon Airborne wind energy Reverse osmosis Seawater desalination Energy recovery device Levelised cost of water |
| title | A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination |
| title_full | A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination |
| title_fullStr | A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination |
| title_full_unstemmed | A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination |
| title_short | A techno-economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination |
| title_sort | techno economic study on the utilisation of airborne wind energy for reverse osmosis seawater desalination |
| topic | Airborne wind energy Reverse osmosis Seawater desalination Energy recovery device Levelised cost of water |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402500194X |
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