AQUA-CSP Concentrating Solar Power for Seawater Desalination

Funding organisation: Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)

Cooperation:

German Aerospace Center (DLR, Germany)
National Energy Research Center (NERC, Jordan)
University of Aden, (Univ. Aden, Yemen)
University of Sana’a, (Univ. Sana’a, Yemen)
University of Bahrain, (Bahrain)
Prof. Abdelaziz Bennouna, (Rabbat, Morocco)
Internationales Forschungszentrum für Erneuerbare Energien e.V. (IFEED, Germany)
Kernenergien – The Solar Power Company (Germany)
Nokraschy Engineering GmbH (NE, Germany and Egypt)
Deutsche Gesellschaft Club of Rome (CoR, Germany)
House of Water and Environment Palestine (HWE, Palestine)
Center for Solar Energy Studies (CSES, Libya)
Centre de Developpement des Energies Renouvelables (CDER, Morocco)
University of Bremen (Germany)

Duration: completed

Background:

The AQUA-CSP study analyses the potential of concentrating solar thermal power technology for seawater desalination in the Middle East and North Africa. The result is a comprehensive data base on technology options, water demand and deficits of the MENA countries, water resources, solar energy resources and the potential markets for solar desalination. A long term scenario until the year 2050 quantifies the socio-economic and environmental impacts of this concept in the MENA region.

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Numerical data now available: (740KB)

Visit the homepage of the Menarec Conferences where the results of the study have been presented. Visit also the homepage of the preceding MED-CSP and TRANS-CSP studies. Further information on concentrating solar power research projects in Germany can be found at the VDI/VDE/IT project website.

The summary and the final report of the AQUA-CSP Study can be downloaded here: