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

利用波浪能海水淡化的新颖设计

• 批准号: 700119
• 金额: $ 2.42万
• 依托单位: ZYBA LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Market
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2012 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=700119
• 关键词: novel; new; design; desalination; seawater

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.

Zyba开发了一项绿色技术的重大改进并获得专利，该技术利用海浪的能量，并使用波浪桨将其转化为可用的形式。虽然该装置可用于发电，但它特别适合于将高压海水泵送到岸上反渗透脱盐装置。这将通过使用无碳排放的可靠可再生能源来生产饮用或农业淡水。在全球范围内，淡水的可用性是一个重大挑战，世界大部分地区的水源都面临压力。据估计，世界人口的五分之一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，其中大部分用于农业，以养活不断增长的世界人口。即使在以雨水闻名的英国，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。许多潜在的解决方案正在考虑中，泰晤士水务公司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，该工厂将严重依赖化石燃料。该项目旨在确定世界各地的地点，这些地点具有适当的海浪条件，地形，需求，基础设施和政治支持/稳定性，以允许部署这项技术。在广泛确定可能的地区之后，我们将与发展中国家的非政府组织和政府机构合作，确定20个具有所需特征的潜在地点。每一个都将被详细研究，以量化20年内的需求和可能的产量。我们将在我们的网站（www.example.com）和相关期刊上发布关键结果。