Recent Developments in Solar Thermal Desalination Technologies: A Review

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 119
• Main Authors: Ullah, Ihsan, Rasul, Mohammad G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Brackish water; Chloride; Climate change; cost of solar desalination; Desalination; desalination technologies; Developing countries; Drinking water; Economic analysis; Electricity distribution; environmental impacts; fresh water; LDCs; Nuclear power plants; Population; Rain; Seawater; solar desalination; Water shortages; Middle East; Australia; North Africa

Fresh water resources are depleting rapidly as the water demand around the world continues to increase. Fresh water resources are also not equally distributed geographically worldwide. The best way to tackle this situation is to use solar energy for desalination to not only cater for the water needs...