Wind-Powered Desalination on Islands: A Review of Energy–Water Pathways

Matos, Carlos and Cabrera, Pedro and Carta, José A. and Melián-Martel, Noemi (2024) Wind-Powered Desalination on Islands: A Review of Energy–Water Pathways. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12 (3). p. 464. ISSN 2077-1312

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Abstract

Water scarcity is a global problem that particularly affects islands located in arid regions or regions with limited water resources. This issue has prompted the development of non-conventional water sources such as fossil fuel-powered desalination systems. Concern about the high energy and environmental costs associated with this type of facility has created the ideal framework for the proliferation of desalination projects powered by renewable energies, especially wind energy due to the multiple advantages it offers. This article provides a bibliometric analysis to identify the advances made in wind-powered desalination on islands. While many studies explore wind-powered desalination, none compile references specific to islands. This paper analyses islands’ desalination needs and showcases wind-powered systems, exploring their types and uses. Firstly, the most relevant international scientific journals are identified to allow the subsequent selection and quantitative and qualitative analysis of articles directly dealing with wind-powered desalination systems. A total of 2344 articles obtained from the Scopus database were analyzed, of which 144 including 181 case studies were selected. Among the results of this study, an increasing year-on-year trend is observed in the number of published studies tackling wind-powered desalination. Finally, this paper presents a series of maps showing the most relevant facilities, projects, and data in this field, and provides an overview of the lessons learned in the decarbonization of desalination.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Lib Research Guardians > Multidisciplinary
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Date Deposited: 08 Mar 2024 10:20
Last Modified: 20 Jul 2024 05:34
URI: http://eprints.classicrepository.com/id/eprint/2651

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