Blue Energy Extraction Using Salinity Gradients: A Critical Evaluation of Case Studies provides a comprehensive overview of salinity gradient energy extraction methods, with real-world examples from developed and developing economies on three continents. It evaluates performance, benefits, and operational challenges, and includes validated mathematical models to improve understanding.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 276 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2024
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Blue Energy Extraction Using Salinity Gradients: A Critical Evaluation of Case Studies is a comprehensive book that explores the use of salinity gradients for sustainable energy extraction. It presents a collection of real-world case studies from power plants around the world, providing insights into the fundamentals, technologies, processes, and application of salinity gradient energy extraction methods. The book offers practical solutions and provides an overview of the fundamentals and technologies of salinity gradient energy, with each chapter analyzing a different salinity gradient power plant from a different region of the world. Examples from developed and developing economies on three continents are covered, and key aspects of performance are evaluated, along with benefits and operational challenges. Validated mathematical models are also included to improve readers' understanding of how to control operating parameters.

Blue Energy Extraction Using Salinity Gradients: A Critical Evaluation of Case Studies

Blue Energy Extraction Using Salinity Gradients: A Critical Evaluation of Case Studies presents a collection of case studies on real-world power plants from around the world that involve sustainable energy extraction via salinity gradients. Using real-world examples, the book explains and demonstrates the fundamentals, technologies, processes, and application of salinity gradient energy extraction methods, while also offering practical solutions. The book provides an overview of the fundamentals and technologies of salinity gradient energy, with each chapter analyzing a real-world salinity gradient power plant from a different region of the world. Examples from developed and developing economies on three continents are covered. For each case study, key aspects of performance are evaluated, and benefits and operational challenges are discussed. Validated mathematical models are also included to improve readers' understanding of how to control operating parameters.

Dimension: 229 x 151 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780443216121