Direct Solar Desalination Devices’ project launched in Abu Dhabi – MEP MiddleEast

Direct Solar Desalination Devices’ project launched in Abu Dhabi – MEP MiddleEast

The project will be led by principal investigators Dr Faisal Abdulla AlMarzooqi, assistant professor, chemical engineering, associated with Khalifa University's Centre for Membranes and Advanced Water Technology, and Dr Tiejun Zhang, associate professor, mechanical and materials engineering.. The project, dubbed Direct Solar Desalination Devices, "aims to build scientific understanding around achieving a reliable desalination technology which offers high efficiency, large scalable capacity, and low energy consumption," reported Dubai state news agency Wam.. The use of renewable energy to desalinate water will significantly reduce the UAE's carbon footprint and enable us to advance our climate change agenda..