Section seven - new energy sources : An introduction to new energy sources for desalination

The papers presented in the section “New Energy Sources for Desalination” illustrate that a variety of new energy sources are being utilized to provide power for desalination. However, aside from solar stills there is only limited experience with pilot scale facilities using these new sources. The future of desalination with new energy sources depends on reducing the costs of producing reliable energy conversion devices and increasing the efficiency of the desalination units.