TY - GEN
T1 - Implementation of brackish groundwater desalination using wind-generated electricity as a proxy for energy storage
T2 - ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
AU - Clayton, Mary E.
AU - Stillwel, Ashlynn S.
AU - Webber, Michael E.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - With a push toward renewable electricity generation,wind power has grown substantially in recent U.S. history and technologies continue to improve. However, the intermittency associated with wind-generated electricity without storage has limited the amounts sold on the grid. Furthermore, continental wind farms have a diurnal and seasonal variability that is mismatched with demand. To increase the broader use of wind power technologies, the development of systems that can operate intermittentlyduring off-peak hours must be considered. Utilization of wind-generated electricity for desalination of brackish groundwater presents opportunities to increase use of a low-carbon energy source and supply alternative drinking water that is much needed in some areas
AB - With a push toward renewable electricity generation,wind power has grown substantially in recent U.S. history and technologies continue to improve. However, the intermittency associated with wind-generated electricity without storage has limited the amounts sold on the grid. Furthermore, continental wind farms have a diurnal and seasonal variability that is mismatched with demand. To increase the broader use of wind power technologies, the development of systems that can operate intermittentlyduring off-peak hours must be considered. Utilization of wind-generated electricity for desalination of brackish groundwater presents opportunities to increase use of a low-carbon energy source and supply alternative drinking water that is much needed in some areas
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U2 - 10.1115/imece2011-62980
DO - 10.1115/imece2011-62980
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84869193775
SN - 9780791854877
T3 - ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2011
SP - 445
EP - 456
BT - Advances in Aerospace Technology; Energy Water Nexus; Globalization of Engineering; Posters
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Y2 - 11 November 2011 through 17 November 2011
ER -