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    Decentralized Co-Generation of Fresh Water and Electricity at Point of Consumption

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    Authors
    Wang, Wenbin
    Aleid, Sara cc
    Wang, Peng cc
    KAUST Department
    Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Environmental Nanotechnology Lab
    Environmental Science and Engineering
    Environmental Science and Engineering Program
    Water Desalination and Reuse CenterDivision of Biological and Environmental Science and EngineeringKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955–6900 Saudi Arabia
    Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
    Date
    2020-03-09
    Online Publication Date
    2020-03-09
    Print Publication Date
    2020-06
    Submitted Date
    2020-01-15
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662091
    
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    Abstract
    Many in the community believe that additional anthropogenic CO2 in the atmosphere can push the Earth into a vicious cycle and down a path of no return. Consequently, solar energy must sit at the center of the water–energy–climate nexus as the world is shifting into a decarbonized and circular economy. Simultaneous production of electricity and fresh water by photovoltaic-membrane distillation (PV-MD), a newly developed technology, turns waste heat from solar PV panels into a power source to drive an efficient water distillation process. It produces fresh and clean potable-quality water on-site from various water sources with impaired quality, such as seawater, contaminated rivers, lakes, groundwater, and industrial wastewater. Due to the low barrier of entry, it is well suited to providing both electricity and fresh water in decentralized manner for point-of-consumption locations, especially off-grid communities and communities with small- to medium-sized populations even with challenging economic conditions. This essay highlights the potential of PV-MD to supply decentralized water and electricity for regions suffering from both economic and physical water scarcity as well as its promise to contribute to agriculture in (semi)arid regions.
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    Wang, W., Aleid, S., & Wang, P. (2020). Decentralized Co-Generation of Fresh Water and Electricity at Point of Consumption. Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2000005. doi:10.1002/adsu.202000005
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    The authors are grateful to Virginia Unkefer at Research Operations Office at KAUST for her comments on the essay.
    Publisher
    Wiley
    Journal
    Advanced Sustainable Systems
    DOI
    10.1002/adsu.202000005
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    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adsu.202000005
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    10.1002/adsu.202000005
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    Articles; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Environmental Science and Engineering Program; Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)

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