A new electro-biomembrane integrated renewable-based system to produce power, fresh water and hydrogen for sustainable communities

Bibliographic Data

ID21228985
AuthorsA Yağmur Gören (0000-0003-1114-6059, Izmir Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Ibrahim Dincer (0000-0002-7092-2102, Ontario Tech University), Ali Khalvati
Year2025
Volume120
Pages106156
Publication date2025-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainable Cities and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2210-6707 • E-ISSN: 2210-6715
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.scs.2025.106156
OpenAlexW4406606691
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited37

A new parabolic trough collector solar system-powered electro-biomembrane integrated energy system is designed. • The community electricity and freshwater demand are simulated. • A thermodynamic assessment is carried out from energy and exergy aspects. • A time-dependent analysis is carried out using the first and second laws of thermodynamics. • The maximum energy and exergy efficiencies of the system are 34.3 and 29.5 %. As the consequences of global warming become more severe, it is more crucial than ever to capitalize on all locally accessible potential renewable energy sources and produce sufficient useable energy outputs to meet community demands while causing the least damage to the ecosystem. Therefore, this paper focuses on a unique parabolic trough collector solar system-powered electro-biomembrane unit that combines a heat and power system with fresh water, electricity and hydrogen production. The proposed integrated system contains the following subsystems: a combining parabolic trough collector solar system, an organic Rankine cycle, a steam Rankine cycle, a multi-stage flash desalination system, and an electro-biomembrane H 2 and freshwater production system. A thorough analysis and parametric research are performed on the multigeneration system to determine how important characteristics affect system performance and evaluate the energy and exergy efficiencies, and exergy destruction levels for particular system elements. The study results show that solar irradiation is the most critical parameter for improving system performance. The highest freshwater production of 1,303,333.3 L/day is observed at the solar irradiation of 935,768 kWh/day. Furthermore, the combined output of three electricity production technologies exceeds 2,000,000 kWh/day, highlighting the ability of the system to harness solar thermal energy effectively. The study findings indicate that using solar power and biomass as renewable energy sources, the proposed integrated system provided 328.56 kg of biohydrogen per day. Overall, the energy and exergy efficiencies of the integrated system are obtained as 34.3 and 29.5 %, respectively

Economics · Electrical engineering · Environmental economics · Renewable energy · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Science · Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

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