Renewable energy powered desalination in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Bermudez-Contreras, Alfredo S.; Thomson, Murray; Infield, David

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Renewable energy powered desalination in Baja California Sur, Mexico

journal contribution

posted on 2010-02-26, 16:35 authored by Alfredo S. Bermudez-Contreras, Murray ThomsonMurray Thomson, David Infield

Baja California Sur (BCS) is an arid sparsely populated coastal state in northwest Mexico. Population growth, agriculture and booming tourism have lead to severe overexploitation of underground aquifers and saline intrusion. This paper reviews the current water and energy situation in BCS. The state enjoys very high levels of solar radiation, typically above 5 kWh/m2/d, and the suitability of renewable energy powered desalination for BCS is discussed, including past efforts in BCS and present challenges for this technology.

History

School

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Research Unit

Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST)

Citation

BERMUDEZ-CONTRERAS, A.S., THOMSON, M. and INFIELD, D., 2008. Renewable energy powered desalination in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Desalination, 220(1-3), pp. 431-440.

Publisher

Version

AM (Accepted Manuscript)

Publication date

2008

Notes

This article was published in the Journal, Desalination [© Elsevier]. The definitive version is available at:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.046