Agro Fossil Free - Biomass as a renewable energy source for water desalination: A review

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Water desalination is an energy-intensive process needed in many parts of the world to provide fresh water for drinking, agriculture, and industry. The energy for desalination can come from conventional fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas, and coal, as well as renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal. One renewable energy source that is widely available but currently unused for water desalination is biomass. The goal of this review was to understand why this is, how biomass compares to other renewable energy sources for water desalination, and under what circumstances the moveable and non-intermittent nature of biomass may provide advantages. The main limitation for biomass is cost, driven by the needed feedstock volumes and process complexity. Biomass-to-heat for thermal desalination technologies is simpler but more energy-intensive. Biomass-to-electricity for membrane desalination uses less energy but has complex processes. Biomass use will likely remain limited to small-scale capacity needs, infrastructure-poor or rural areas with few other options, brackish waters, and abundant, underutilized biomass supplies.

Biomass as a renewable energy source for water desalination: A review

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Documento científico

para Suministro de energía limpia (Sistema de producción de energía)

Fuente de energía renovable

Biomasa (Pellets, Tronco de madera, Cultivos energéticos, Residuos agrícolas, Astillas de madera)

Tecnología utilizada

Conversión de biomasa sólida

Tipo especial

Gasificadores de pellets y astillas

Energía producida

Calor

Adecuado/ideal para

Calor para los procesos agrícolas

Dominio agrícola

Agricultura al aire libre, Ganado, Invernaderos

Adecuado para

Agricultor, Asociación de productores, Generador de energía, Servicios de asesoramiento, Responsables políticos

Aplicaciones

Prácticas agrícolas en el campo

Especialmente

Riego

Tipo de solución

Metodología, Procedimiento

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Biomass as a renewable energy source for water desalination: A review

Especificaciones de FEFTS

Documento científico

Fuente de energía renovable

Tecnología utilizada

Tipo especial

Energía producida

Adecuado/ideal para

Dominio agrícola

Adecuado para

Aplicaciones

Especialmente

Tipo de solución

Detalles

Archivos y vídeos relevantes

Evaluación

General

Medio ambiente

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