Alleviating freshwater shortages with combined desert-based large-scale renewable energy and coastal desalination plants supported by Global Energy Interconnection. Global Energy Interconnection
2019-07-09
Zhang H, Xie Y (2019) Alleviating freshwater shortages with combined desert-based large-scale renewable energy and coastal desalination plants supported by Global Energy Interconnection. Global Energy Interconnection. 2(3): 205-213
张恒旭,谢宇峥(2019)全球能源互联网中的荒漠地区大规模可再生能源用于海水淡化的技术路径. 全球能源互联网(英文),2(3): 205-213
Authors:Hengxu Zhang1 , Yuzheng Xie1
Institution:1.Key Strategy and Technology Research Institute of Global Energy Interconnection (Shandong University), No.17923 Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan 250061, P.R. China
Acknowledgements:This work was supported by the State Grid GEIGC Sci- ence and Technology Project (No. GEIGC-S-[2018]068, Title: Research on the impact of Global Energy Intercon- nection on energy transformation and energy center transfer and countermeasures program).
Biographies

Hengxu Zhang
received his bachelor degree from Shandong University of Technology, in 1998, and his master and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Shandong University, in 2000 and 2003, respectively. He is now working as a professor with the Key Laboratory of Power System Intelligent Dispatch and Control of the Ministry of Education (Shandong University), P.R.China. His research interests include power system security and stability assessment, power system monitoring and numerical simulation.


Yuzheng Xie
received his bachelor and master degree from Shandong University of Technology, Jinan, China, in 2014 and 2017, respectively. He is now a Ph.D. candidate with the Key Laboratory of Power System Intelligent Dispatch and Control of the Ministry of Education (Shandong University), P. R. China. His research interests include power system security and stability assessment, and power system control.
Alleviating freshwater shortages with combined desert-based large-scale renewable energy and coastal desalination plants supported by Global Energy Interconnection
全球能源互联网中的荒漠地区大规模可再生能源用于海水淡化的技术路径
Abstract
Keywords
Desert, Desalination, Energy crisis, Freshwater, Global Energy Interconnection (GEI), Solar energy, Ultra-high voltage (UHV).

Fig.1 Schematic diagram of the time scales of solar power

Fig.2 Map of the global distribution of deserts (source: NASA)[31]

Fig.3 Map of global water scarcity (source: United Nations World Water Development Report 2016[12])

Fig.4 Diagram of the proposed freshwater diversion from desalination plants to arid western China

Fig.5 Diagram of the connection of renewable energy bases using an ultra-high-voltage direct current (UHVDC) grid
Editor:Chenyang Liu
