Solar Desalination
Team 13
Description
Objectives
This project will investigate the
feasibility of designing a solarpowered desalination plant.
The main objective of this project is
to investigate the feasibility of
using forward osmosis as a low
energy alternative to reverse
osmosis. Forward osmosis has not
been used on an industrial scale
before; however, it relies upon
thermal energy, which can be easily
integrated with solar power. Its
performance will be evaluated
upon energy use and cost
compared to current technologies.
Desalination is currently an
expensive process, particularly for
countries that cannot afford to run
such a plant on traditional power
sources. Global climate change
reinforces the need for alternative
methods of obtaining potable
drinking water.
Emma Camilleri, Josh Schalk, Brianna Neil, Toyin Ogunsanya
Diagram of Proposed Forward Osmosis Desalination Process using Solar Power