DESOLINATION

Generating sustainable sources of power and fresh water is a challenge. Desalination plants are energy-consuming and have a high environmental impact. The EU-funded project DESOLINATION will develop an innovative desalination system coupling concentrated solar power (CSP) and forward osmosis, for a simultaneous production of green electricity and low-impact fresh water. Focusing on the Gulf Cooperation Council region, the project will test the developed technology for one year at the existing CSP plant of King Saud University in Riyadh. The desalination technology will first be coupled with an existing solar air Brayton cycle and then to a new power block operating with CO₂ blends with a net power output of around 1.7 MW.