Vertical axis wind turbine driven RO desalination with compressed air energy storage

<p dir="ltr">This presentation was presented at the Manchester Saudi Students Multidisciplinary Conference 2024, Manchester, United Kingdom (December, 2024).</p><p dir="ltr">Providing clean water to remote, off-grid communities is a critical global challenge. While renewable-powered desalination is a promising solution, it often relies on expensive batteries with short lifespans, limiting its sustainability. </p><p dir="ltr">This research proposes an alternative: a system that uses a <b>Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT)</b> to directly drive a reverse osmosis unit, storing energy in a <b>Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)</b> system instead of batteries.</p><p dir="ltr">This work demonstrates a more robust and affordable pathway for providing fresh water to the communities that need it most.</p>