Review on solar thermal desalination in Libya
Other Title(s)
ورقة مراجعة عن التحلية الشمسية الحرارية في ليبيا
Joint Authors
Ramadan, Abd al-Ghani
Abd al-Nabi, Muhammad J. Ramdan
Balqasim, Basim
Source
Solar Energy and Sustainable Development
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue (s) (30 Sep. 2018), pp.28-47, 20 p.
Publisher
Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies
Publication Date
2018-09-30
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Libya is suffering from a freshwater shortage as most of its land is semi-arid to arid with very low precipitation rates and too limited freshwater sources.
Libya is in one of the driest regions of the world with an annual rainfall ranging from just 10 mm to 500 mm, and only 5% of its land receives more than 100 mm annually.
This review summarizes the most important published studies related to solar thermal desalination research in Libya.
A brief description of the most thermal desalination technologies is also presented.
The study has shown that only a few in-completed pilot projects were carried out for desalination using renewable energy.
The research activities in the field of using renewable energy especially solar thermal energy to desalinate water are limited and do not give a comprehensive idea on the potential of different thermally driven solar desalination technologies.
However, most of the recent pilot studies refer to using CSP desalination in providing most of the future water demand in Libya by 2035.
A lot of efforts need to be done to carry-on genuine research to put strategic plan to tackle the deficit water issue in Libya through using desalination driven by conventional and renewable energies
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Nabi, Muhammad J. Ramdan& Balqasim, Basim& Ramadan, Abd al-Ghani. 2018. Review on solar thermal desalination in Libya. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development،Vol. 7, no. (s), pp.28-47.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414181
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Nabi, Muhammad J. Ramdan…[et al.]. Review on solar thermal desalination in Libya. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development Vol. 7, Special issue (Sep. 2018), pp.28-47.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414181
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Nabi, Muhammad J. Ramdan& Balqasim, Basim& Ramadan, Abd al-Ghani. Review on solar thermal desalination in Libya. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development. 2018. Vol. 7, no. (s), pp.28-47.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1414181
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 44-47
Record ID
BIM-1414181