A novel new design for the desalination of seawater using wave energy

Zyba已经开发并申请了一项绿色技术的重大改进，该技术利用海浪产生的能量，并使用波桨将其转化为可用的形式。虽然这种设备可以用于发电，但它特别适合将高压海水泵送到陆上反渗透海水淡化装置。这将通过使用一种可靠的、无碳排放的可再生能源来生产饮用水或农业用淡水。从全球来看，淡水的供应是一个重大挑战，世界大部分地区的水资源都面临压力。据估计，世界上五分之一的人口没有足够的水来满足他们的所有需求。这种情况只会变得更糟，一些估计表明，到2030年，世界需要增加30%的淡水，其中很大一部分是农业需要的，以养活不断增长的世界人口。即使是在以雨水闻名的英格兰，Defra最近也评论说，确保我们有足够的水将是这个国家未来几年面临的主要挑战之一。人们正在考虑许多可能的解决方案，泰晤士水务最近建造了一座海水淡化厂，以满足伦敦的需求。然而，像大多数类似的计划一样，这座核电站将严重依赖化石燃料。该项目寻求在世界各地寻找具有适当海浪条件、地形、需求、基础设施和政治支持/稳定性组合的地点，以允许部署这项技术。在广泛确定可能的领域之后，我们将与发展中国家内的非政府组织和政府机构合作，确定具有所需特征的20个潜在地点。其中每一项都将被详细研究，以量化20年内的需求和可能的产出。我们将在我们的网站(www.zyba.com)和相关期刊上发表关键成果。

Zyba has developed and patented a significant improvement in green technology that harnesses energy from ocean waves and converts it into a usable form using a wave-paddle. Whilst this device can be used for the generation of electricity, it is particularly well suited for pumping high-pressure seawater to an onshore reverse osmosis desalination unit. This will enable the production of fresh water for either drinking or agriculture, by using a dependable and renewable source of energy, which has no carbon emissions.Globally, the availability of fresh water is a significant challenge, with water sources under stress throughout much of world. It is estimated that 1/5 of the world population do not have enough water to meet all their needs. This situation is only getting worse, with some estimates suggesting that the world needs 30% more fresh water by 2030, much of which is needed for agriculture to feed the increasing World population. Even in England, a nation famed for its rain, Defra recently commented “Making sure we have enough water is going to be one of the main challenges facing this country in years ahead”. Numerous potential solutions are being considered and Thames Water has recently constructed a desalination plant to support London’s needs. However, like most similar schemes, this plant will rely heavily on fossil fuels.This project seeks to identify sites throughout the world that have the appropriate mix of ocean wave conditions, topography, demand, infrastructure, and political support / stability to allow this technology to be deployed. Following a broad identification of possible areas we will work with NGO’s within developing countries and government agencies to identify twenty potential sites that have the required characteristics. Each of these will be studied in detail, to quantify both the demand and likely output over a 20 year period. We will publish key results on our website (www.zyba.com) and in relevant journals.