一项关于利用空中风能用于逆透海水淡化技术经济研究
Mahdi Ebrahimi Salari1, Milad Zabihi1, Jimmy Murphy1
1MaREI Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Heliyon
|January 29, 2025
概括
空气中的风能为2兆瓦的海水淡化反透装置提供动力. 这种创新的系统提供了具有竞争力的水成本,证明了其技术经济可行性与传统方法相比.
科学领域:
- 可再生能源技术可再生能源技术
- 水淡化过程 淡化水的过程
- 技术经济分析 技术经济分析
背景情况:
- 空中风能 (AWE) 在更高的海拔地区提供更强,更稳定的风力.
- 传统的风能系统需要大量的机械和民用基础设施.
- 反透 (RO) 是海水淡化的一个关键技术,可以去除盐和污染物.
研究的目的:
- 为了对空中风力驱动的反透 (AWRO) 淡化装置进行技术经济研究.
- 为了评估2兆瓦AWRO系统的可行性.
- 评估能量回收装置对AWRO工厂性能的影响.
主要方法:
- 一个2兆瓦的空中风能系统与反透相结合的技术经济建模.
- 对各种能量回收装置进行分析,以优化海水淡化效率.
- 水平化成本 (LCOW) 与现有淡化技术的比较.
主要成果:
- 该研究表明了AWRO系统的技术经济实用性.
- 空气中的风能为大规模海水淡化提供了可行的电源.
- 能量回收装置显著提高了AWRO工厂的经济性能.
结论:
- 空中风力驱动的反透是一种可行且具有竞争力的海水淡化解决方案.
- 在水生产方面,AWRO系统是传统能源的有希望的替代品.
- 对能源回收优化的进一步研究可以提高成本效益.
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