Journal of Advanced Research ( IF 11.4 ) Pub Date : 2022-09-13 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2022.08.016 Enas Taha Sayed 1 , A G Olabi 2 , Khaled Elsaid 3 , Muaz Al Radi 4 , Rashid Alqadi 5 , Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem 6
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Background
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries are rapidly growing in population with very limited access to freshwater resources. To overcome this challenge, seawater desalination is proposed as an effective solution, as most MENA countries have easy access to saline water. However, desalination processes have massive demand for energy, which is mostly met by fossil fuel-driven power plants. The rapid technological advancements in renewable energy technologies, along with their gradually decreasing cost place renewable energy-driven power plants and processes as a promising alternative to conventional fuel-powered plants.
Aim of Review
In the current work, renewable energy-powered desalination in the MENA region is investigated. Various desalination technologies and renewable energy resources, particularly those available in MENA are discussed. A detailed discussion of suitable energy storage technologies for incorporation into renewable energy desalination systems is also included.
Key Scientific Concepts of Review
The progress made in implementing renewable energy into power desalination plants in MENA countries is summarized and analyzed by describing the overall trend and giving recommendations for the potential amalgamation of available renewable energies (REs) and available desalination technologies. Finally, a case study in the MENA region, the Al Khafji solar seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia KSA, is used to demonstrate the implementation of REs to drive desalination processes.
中文翻译：
中东和北非 MENA 地区基于可再生能源的海水淡化的最新进展
背景
中东和北非 (MENA) 国家的人口正在迅速增长，但淡水资源的获取却非常有限。为了克服这一挑战，海水淡化被提议作为一种有效的解决方案，因为大多数中东和北非国家都可以轻松获得咸水。然而，海水淡化过程对能源有大量需求，这主要由化石燃料驱动的发电厂满足。可再生能源技术的快速技术进步及其逐渐降低的成本使可再生能源驱动的发电厂和工艺成为传统燃料发电厂的有前途的替代品。
审查目的
在目前的工作中，对中东和北非地区的可再生能源海水淡化进行了调查。讨论了各种海水淡化技术和可再生能源，特别是中东和北非可用的技术。还详细讨论了适用于可再生能源海水淡化系统的储能技术。
审查的关键科学概念
通过描述总体趋势并就可用可再生能源 (RE) 和可用海水淡化技术的潜在合并提出建议，总结和分析了在中东和北非国家将可再生能源用于海水淡化厂的进展。最后，中东和北非地区的一个案例研究，即位于沙特阿拉伯王国 KSA 的 Al Khafji 太阳能海水反渗透 (SWRO) 海水淡化厂，用于展示可再生能源的实施以推动海水淡化过程。
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