Modeling and optimization of hybrid wind-solar-powered reverse osmosis water desalination system in Saudi Arabia

Esmail M.A. Mokheimer; Ahmet Z. Sahin; Abdullah Al-Sharafi; Ahmad I. Ali

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2013.06.002

Modeling and optimization of hybrid wind-solar-powered reverse osmosis water desalination system in Saudi Arabia

Esmail M.A. Mokheimer^*
, Ahmet Z. Sahin
, Abdullah Al-Sharafi
, Ahmad I. Ali

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A hybrid wind/solar powered reverse osmosis desalination system has been modeled and simulated. The results of the simulation have been used to optimize the system for the minimum cost per cubic meter of the desalinated water. The performance of the hybrid wind/solar powered RO system has been analyzed under Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, weather data for a typical year. The performance has been evaluated under a constant RO load of 1 kW for 12 h/day and 24 h/day. The simulation results revealed that the optimum system that powers a 1-kW RO system for 12 h/day that yields a minimum levelized cost of energy comprises 2 wind turbines, 40 PVs modules and 6 batteries and the levelized cost of energy of such system is found to be 0.624 $/kW h. On the other hand, for a load of 1-kW for 24 h/day, the optimum system consists of 6 wind turbines, 66 PVs modules and 16 batteries with a minimum levelized cost of energy 0.672 $/kW h. Depending on the salinity of the raw water, the energy consumption for desalination ranges between 8 and 20 kW h/m³. This means that the cost of using the proposed optimum hybrid wind/solar system for water desalination will range between $3.693/m³ and $3. 812/m³ which is less than the range reported in the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	86-97
Number of pages	12
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.06.002
State	Published - 2013

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) through the Science and Technology Unit at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) for funding this work through Project No. 09-ENE778-04 as part of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan.

UN SDGs

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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Hybrid power plant
Optimization
RO water desalination
Solar energy
Wind energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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