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Sea water desalination and energy consumption: A case study of wave energy converters (WEC) to desalination applications in sicily
Domenico CurtoVincenzo FranzittaAlessia ViolaMarco Trapanesesubject
020209 energyWater supplyOcean Engineering02 engineering and technologyGeothermal desalinationSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciIntegrated biotectural systemOceanographyDesalination0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringSea waveInstrumentationEnergySettore ING-IND/11 - Fisica Tecnica AmbientaleWaste managementbusiness.industryDesalinationEnvironmental engineeringWaterRenewableEnergy consumptionRenewable energyElectricity generationEnvironmental scienceWater treatmentbusinessdescription
Recent studies about interactions among energy and water are considered as a new field of research. As almost all energy generation processes require significant amounts of water, and water requires energy for treatment and transport, so these two resources are inextricably linked. The main aim of this work is a presentation of the use of renewable energy for desalination plants in Sicily: in particular exploitation of wave energy into electrical energy necessary for water treatment. Desalination is the most energy intensive water treatment technology but it could be solution for many problems in water supply for areas with chronic debt of water. The aim of this work is a description of a sustainable integrated system of water and energy.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-01 |