Sea Level Rise Mitigation by Global Sea Water Desalination Using Renewable-Energy-Powered Plants

Muna Hindiyeh, Aiman Albatayneh, Rashed Altarawneh, Mustafa Jaradat, Murad Al-Omary, Qasem Abdelal, Tarek Tayara, Osama Khalil, Adel Juaidi, Ramez Abdallah, Partick Dutournié and Mejdi Jeguirim
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Muna Hindiyeh: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Aiman Albatayneh: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Rashed Altarawneh: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Mustafa Jaradat: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Murad Al-Omary: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Qasem Abdelal: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Tarek Tayara: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Osama Khalil: School of Natural Resources Engineering and Management, German Jordanian University, Amman, P.O. Box 35247, Amman 11180, Jordan
Adel Juaidi: Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 00970, Palestine
Ramez Abdallah: Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, Nablus 00970, Palestine
Partick Dutournié: The Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse (IS2M), University of Haute Alsace, University of Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7361, F-68100 Mulhouse, France
Mejdi Jeguirim: The Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse (IS2M), University of Haute Alsace, University of Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7361, F-68100 Mulhouse, France

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 17, 1-21

Abstract: This work suggests a solution for preventing/eliminating the predicted Sea Level Rise (SLR) by seawater desalination and storage through a large number of desalination plants distributed worldwide; it also comprises that the desalinated seawater can resolve the global water scarcity by complete coverage for global water demand. Sea level rise can be prevented by desalinating the additional water accumulated into oceans annually for human consumption, while the excess amount of water can be stored in dams and lakes. It is predicted that SLR can be prevented by desalination plants. The chosen desalination plants for the study were Multi-Effect Desalination (MED) and Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants that are powered by renewable energy using wind and solar technologies. It is observed that the two main goals of the study are fulfilled when preventing an SLR between 1.0 m and 1.3 m by 2100 through seawater desalination, as the amount of desalinated water within that range can cover the global water demand while being economically viable.

Keywords: desalination; sea level rise; water scarcity; global warming; climate change; renewable energy; water storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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