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太陽熱による海水淡水化の技術の進歩Technological Advances in Solar Thermal Desalination |
太陽熱による海水淡水化の技術の進歩 |
出版日: 2020年08月31日
発行: Frost & Sullivan
ページ情報: 英文 51 Pages
納期: 即日から翌営業日
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地球の表面の70%以上は、水で覆われています。しかし、水不足、つまり上水へのアクセス不足は広範囲に及び、増加し続けています。この状況は、成長経済国でも先進経済国でも見られます。世界中の水資源の減少と水需要の増加に牽引され、水道事業者は、海水の淡水化に目を向け始めています。
当レポートでは、太陽熱による海水淡水化について調査分析し、新興イノベーション、最新の開発、技術の準備レベル、主要な既存技術、成長機会などについて、体系的な情報を提供しています。
R&D activities in solar thermal desalination technology driven by rising water scarcity, widening water demand-supply gap, and emission reduction policy level initiatives.
Even though more than 70% of our planet's surface is covered with water, water scarcity, i.e., lack of access to clean drinking water, is widespread and remains on the rise: it is found in both growing and developed economies. Further, driven by declining freshwater resources and increasing water demand around the world, water utilities have begun looking towards desalinated seawater as an ideal candidate to narrow the water supply-demand gap. As of now, most of the desalinated water comes by using reverse osmosis (RO) based water desalination technology, which has challenges of its own such as environmental issues due to brine water disposal, high energy requirement, and high capital cost involved.
Policy-level initiatives for emission reduction have also resulted in driving technological advancements towards sustainable practices, such as solar thermal desalination. These technologies have a far lower carbon footprint, are potentially more cost-effective, and can be scaled relatively more effectively. Most of the technological advancements in the field of Solar Thermal Desalination focuses on optimizing the following aspects: economics of the process, operational reliability, and dependence of the process on the operational area's climate conditions and elevations. Researchers are actively exploring technological solutions such as nanoparticles, nanophotonics, plasmonics, and specially fabricated photothermal membranes for enhanced conversion of solar irradiation to heat energy, for generating water vapors.
This research, 'Technological Advances in Solar Thermal Desalination' focuses on the emerging innovations and the latest developments in the Solar Thermal Desalination technologies and the respective technology readiness levels. In addition to the above, major and existing desalination technologies along with growth opportunities for industry participants is provided.
The study deeply illustrates the following: