Autonomous desalination system concepts for sea water and brackish water in rural areas with renewable energies – Potentials, Technologies, Field Experience, Socio-technical and Socio-economic impacts

- Identification and quantification of regions, where fresh water supply from sea or brackish water with decentralised autonomous desalination units are a possible solution for the water supply problem.

- Generating information on market-available desalination systems through study and development of technical concepts for installing sustainable desalination units in selected areas.

- Planning, implementation and monitoring of pilot installations to achieve detailed knowledge on technical viability, socio-economic concerns.

- Gaining information about actors in the field of water and energy supply, possible investors and political framework in order to be able to identify potential and barriers to boost the implementation of decentralised desalination units.

- Preparation of tools, data bases, training and awareness raising materials for supporting the systems designers, installers, operators and final water users in the implementation and sustainable operation of decentralised desalination units.

Project number	n/a
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES
Acronym	Adira
Geographical coverage	Greece, Egypt, Jordan, Denmark, Morocco, Turkey, Spain, Oman
Budget (in €)	2729259
Programme	MEDA-WATER
Web site	http://www.adira.gr/
Objectives	- This proposal aims at investigating the concept of fresh water supply in rural areas, using salt water (sea water and brackish water). The project focuses on units powered by autonomous, renewable energy supply systems with fresh water output in the range of 100 l/day to 10 m3/day. - The aim is not to develop new desalination technologies, but to adapt existing concepts from various suppliers for use with renewable energies. The project evaluates the potential and the optimum solution for areas and countries involved, taking into account the technical, economic, environmental, organisational, socio-technical and socio-economic aspects. This integrated, multidisciplinary and trans-border approach to problem-solving will contribute to the improvement of the sustainability of water management projects.
Results	- The major result of this project will be the experiance with the implementation of a large variety of different small-scale ADS powered by renewable energy. The ADS will be installed in five MENA countries: Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Turkey. - ADIRA will create knowledge in various fields to promote the implementation of ADS in the Mediterranean Basin. The following will be available for each location in the survey areas: - Optimal combination of different types of desalination technology and associated Renewable Energy Sources. - Energy supply systems for the desalination unit, taking the current power supply of households into account, if appropriate. - Economic operation schemes e.g. utility concept operated by the residents. - Necessary actions for sustainable social integration and development of small communities. - Actions for raising awareness of the new technologies among the water consumers. - Measures to ensure satisfactory operation and maintenance. - Necessary measures for ADS construction: Small desalination unit design, selection, local participation in manufacturing, installation and staff training. - Proposals to national and regional governments on how to support the rural water supply infrastructure.
Period	[01/08/2003 - 01/08/2007]

Partners

AUA

Agriculture University of Athens – Socio-Economic Department

Coordinator	acts as project coordinator
Type
Country	Greece
Web site	http://www.agribusiness.aua.gr/
Contact	Soldatos Petros, Position: General coordinator of the project Phone/fax: +30 210 5294762, +30 210 5294736 Email: p.soldatos@aua.gr

Canary Islands Technological Institute (ITC)

Type
Country	Spain
Web site	http://www.itccanarias.org/ingles/
Contact	, Position: Phone/fax: , Email:

Jordan University of Science and Technology

Type
Country	Jordan
Web site	http://www.demokritos.gr/index_muk.asp
Contact	Mr Owais Wajih M., Position: Prof. Phone/fax: + 962 (0) 2 7201000, + 962 (0) 2 7095123 Email: just@just.edu.jo

Publications

ADIRA PROJECT Publications

2004-12	ARTICLE PUBLISHED	Seibert, U.; Vogt, G; Riemann, H.; Rosenits, P.; Ullrich, M.; "Autonomous desalination system concepts for sea water and brackish water in rural areas with renewable energies – Potentials, Technologies, Field Experience, Socio-technical and Socio-economic impacts – ADIRA", in: Compendium of Projects on Rural Electrification and Off-Grid Power Supply 2004. The compendium is a selection of actual reference project focusing on rural electrification and off-grid power supply. It also contains information on the institute’s work on decentralised power as well as water purification appliances powered by renewable energies.
2005-03	ARTICLE PUBLISHED	Each year in spring, the Annual Report of the Fraunhofer ISE is published. Here the scientific results of the previous year are described. In addition, members of the staff constantly are publishing their research results in scientific publications and at congresses throughout the world. Seibert, U.; Vogt, G.; Went, J.; Holz, F., »Sustainable drinking water supply in remote areas«, in: Fraunhofer ISE Annual Report 2004, p. -
2005-05	ARTICLE PUBLISHED JOURNAL	"Market Analysis for Autonomous Desalination Systems powered by Renewable Energy in South Mediterranean Countries: Case Study on Turkey", Michael Papapetrou1, Dr. Christian Epp, Senem Teksoy, Seval Sozen, Vicente Subiela Ortín, Ulrike Seibert, Gisela Vogt, Desalination Vol. 183, pp 545-556, 2005
2005-11	ARTICLE PUBLISHED	Manolakos D., Kyritsis S., Papadakis G., Karagiannis J., Soldatos P., 2005, “Cost Analysis of an Autonomous Low-Temperature Solar Rankine Cycle System for Reverse Osmosis Desalination”, WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development, Issue 2, Vol. 1, November 2005, ISSN: 1790-5079 205
2004-06	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE	Seibert, U.; Vogt, G., »Autonomous desalination system concepts for seawater and brackish water in rural areas with renewable energies — potentials, technologies, field experience, socio-technical and socio-economic impacts — ADIRA«, MEDA Water Program - Regional Partners Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 15.6 – 17.6.2004
2005-05	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE	"Market Analysis for Renewable Energy powered Desalination in South Mediterranean Countries", Michael Papapetrou, Dr. Christian Epp, Vicente Subiela Ortín, Ulrike Seibert, Gisela Vogt, Conference: “Desalination and the Environment”, Organised by EDS, Santa Margherita, Italy, 22-25 May 2005 Italy, Conference attendance: 300.
2005-11	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE	"An alternative for fresh water supplies in the remote rural areas of the Marrakech-Tensift-Alhaouz region". Authors : Abdelkader MOKHLISSE, Abdelkader OUTZOURHIT , Abdelmajid EL HEBIL , and Mohamed ABOUFIRASS, Fondation Marrakech 21, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University B.P. 2390-Marrakech, Morocco. WatMed2 Conference, Water resources in the Mediterranean Basin
2005-11	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE	"Autonomous desalination systems for brackish water in remote rural areas: design and Cost analysis". Authors : Abdelkader OUTZOURHIT, Abdelkader MOKHLISSE, Abdelmajid EL HEBIL , and Mohamed ABOUFIRASS, Fondation Marrakech 21, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University B.P. 2390-Marrakech, Morocco // WatMed2 Conference, Water resources in the Mediterranean Basin
2005-11	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE	“A Stand Alone Complex for the Production of Water, Food, Electricity & Salts: for the sustainable development of small communities in remote areas”, Hassan E. S. Fath(1) & Fatma M. El-Shall, Ulrike Seibert & Gisela Vogt, Ninth International Water Technology Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
2006-03	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE	Karagiannis I and Soldatos Peter, "Renewable Energy Sources and water desalination", March 2006, 2nd International Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources,. Financing Mechanisms for Implementation, 8-10 March 2006, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004-10	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE EXHIBITION	The proceedings of the 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (7.6.–11.6.2004) in Paris, France, has been published in October 2004. Seibert, U.; Holz, F.; Vogt, G.; Brennig, C.; Gebhard, R., »Autonomous Desalienation System Concepts for Sea Water and Brackish Water in Rural Areas with Renewable Energies - Potentials, Technologies, Field Experience, Socio-Technical and Socio-Economic Impacts – ADIRA«, in: Proceedings, 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Paris, France, 7.6.–11.6.2004
2006-05	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE JOURNAL	Karagiannis Ioannis., Soldatos Petros, 2007, “Current status of water desalination in the Aegean Islands”, Desalination, Vol. 203, pp. 56-61, Elsevier, Conference on Desalination Strategies in South Mediteranean Countries, 21-25 May 2006, Montpellier, France, , http://www.desline.com/proceedings/63-1-tc.shtml
2004-12	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Mohamed E. S., Manolakos D., Kyritsis S., Soldatos P., 2004, “Design and Cost Analysis of an autonomous water reverse osmosis (BWRO) desalination plant powered by photovoltaic cells and battery bank brackish Case study in Nicosia, Cyprus”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Desalination Costing, Hawaii Grand Hotel, Limassol, Cyprus, 6-8 December 2004
2004-06	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Seibert, U.; Holz, F.; Vogt, G.; Brennig, C.; Gebhard, R., »Autonomous Desalination System Concepts for Sea Water and Brackish Water in Rural Areas with Renewable Energies - Potentials, Technologies, Field Experience, Socio-Technical and Socio-Economic Impacts - ADIRA«, in: Proceedings, EuroMed 2004 Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries, Marrakech, Morocco, 30.5.–3.6.2004, pp. 29 -37
2005-03	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Sözen, S. , »Autonomous Desalination as an alternative approach to decentralised water management«, in Proceedings, 1st ZER0-M conference on sustainable water management, Istanbul, Turkey, 15.03 – 16.03.05, p. -
2005-03	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Fath, H.; El-Shall, F.; Seibert, U.; Vogt, G., »A Stand Alone Complex for the Production of Water, Food, Electrical Power & Salts for the Sustainable Development of small communities in Remote Areas«, in: Proceedings, Ninth International Water Technology Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh, 17.03.–20.03.2005; p. -
2005-05	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Sözen, S.; Teksoy, S.; Basak, S.; Ciggin, A.; Seibert, U.; Vogt, G., » Conceptual approach for the Desalination practices with Renewable Energies in Turkey«, in: Proceedings, 3rd Dubrovnik Conference on sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 05.06 –10.06.05, p. -
2005-05	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Fath, H.; El-Shall, F.; Seibert, U.; Vogt, G., »Autonomous Desalination System Concepts for Seawater and Brackish Water in Rural Areas with Renewable Energies – ADIRA: A Solution for the Production of Water, Food, Electrical Power and Salts in Egypt«, in: Proceedings, Conference on Desalination and the Environment, Santa Margherita–Portofino–La Spezia, Italy, 22.5.–25.5.2005; p. -
2005-11	ARTICLE PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS	Manolakos D., Kyritsis S., Papadakis G., Karagiannis J., Soldatos P., 2005, “Cost Analysis of an Autonomous Low-Temperature Solar Rankine Cycle System for Reverse Osmosis Desalination”, Proceedings, 4th WSEAS International Conference on Environment Ecosystems & Development, Venice, 1/11/2005, ISSN: 1790-5079 205
2005-10	ARTICLE PUBLISHED SYMPOSIUM	‘Autonomous Desalination System As A Tool For Management Of Water Scarcity Problem In Mediterranean Countries’, S. Sözen, S. Teksoy, Symposium: 13th MESAEP (Mediterranean Scientific Association of Environ-mental Protection) http://www.mesaep.net 12 October 2005, Symposium on Environmental Pollution and its Impact on Life in the Mediterranean* Region, 8 – 12 October 2005, Thessaloniki, Greece
2004-08	Electronic information dissemination	After the conference in Marrakech Fraunhofer ISE has sent information material to 28 persons by email who were contacted during the conference in Marrakech, Morocco.
2004-11	LEAFLET	In November / December 2004 AUA, ITU and ISE published the first ADIRA project Flyer. Soldatos, P.; Seibert, U.; Vogt, G.; Ullrich, M., »Introducing the ADIRA project - Autonomous Desalination System Concepts for Sea Water and Brackish Water in Rural Areas with Renewable Energies - Potentials, Technologies, Field Experience, Socio-Technical and Socio-Economic Impacts.«
2004-12	POSTER PRESENTATION (2 posters) CONFERENCE	On the occasion of the Medrec`s International Conference on Desalination Costing Fraunhofer ISE and AUA will present two posters (abstracts are already accepted). Seibert, U.; Vogt, G.; Holz, F.; Gebhard, R., »Autonomous desalination system concepts for seawater and brackish water in rural areas with renewable energies — potentials, technologies, field experience, socio-technical and socio-economic impacts — ADIRA«, International Conference on Desalination costing, Limassol, Cyprus, 6.12 – 8.12 2004, Mohamed, E.; Manolakos, D.; Soldatos, P., "Design and Cost Analysis of an autonomous brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) desalination plant powered by photovoltaic cells and battery bank: Case study in Nicosia, Cyprus", International Conference on Desalination costing, Limassol, Cyprus, 6.12 – 8.12 2004
2004-05	POSTER PRESENTATION CONFERENCE	During the conference EuroMed FM 21 presented a poster introducing the ADIRA project: Mokhlisse, A.; el Hebil, A.; Outzourhit; A.; and Aboufirass, M., Mokhlisse, A.; el Hebil, A.; Outzourhit; A.; and Aboufirass, M., »The ADIRA project: a multidisciplinary approach to evaluate and promote autonomous desalination systems for fresh water supplies in rural areas«, EuroMed 2004 - Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries, Marrakech, Morocco, 30.5.–3.6.2004
2004-06	POSTER PRESENTATION CONFERENCE	Seibert, U.; Vogt, G.; Holz, F.; Gebhard, R., »Autonomous desalination system concepts for seawater and brackish water in rural areas with renewable energies — potentials, technologies, field experience, socio-technical and socio-economic impacts — ADIRA«, 19th European Photovoltaics Solar Energy Conference, Paris, France, 7.6 – 11.6 2004
2004-10	POSTER PRESENTATION SYMPOSIUM	On the occasion of the second environmental symposium of the German - Arabic society JUST presented a poster introducing the ADIRA project, Banat, F.; Qiblawy; H., »Autonomous Desalination System Concepts for Sea Water and Brackish Water in Rural Areas with Renewable Energies-Potentials, Technologies, Field Experience, Socio-technical and Socio-economic Impacts – ADIRA«, The second environmental Symposium of the German-Arabic Society for environmental studies – Water Resources and Environmental Protection in the Middle East and Northern Africa, Amman, Jordan, 4.10 –5.10. 2004

Publisher	Petros Soldatos
Type of document	Report
Rights	Public
File link	n/a
Source of information	ADIRA project
Subject(s)	DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/topics/Desalination
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