Course on desalination powered by renewable energy, Almeria, Spain
19 October 2009 - 19 October 2009
Spain
The EU-funded PRODES ('Promotion of renewable energy for water production through desalination') project is organising a course dedicated to desalination powered by renewable energy from 19 to 21 October in Almeria, Spain.
The purpose of the course is to provide experts, professionals and postgraduate students with knowledge of the latest technologies which use renewable energies to drive desalination. Individual course topics include:
- design and operation of desalinisation plants;
- solar ponds;
- humidification and dehumidification technologies;
- high-capacity solar distillation;
- solar stills;
- economic and environmental aspects;
- desalinisation using solar PV energy, wind energy, and other renewable energy resources.
Theory lessons will be complemented by hands-on experience through visits and activities at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria experimental installations for solar desalination.For further information, please download the flyer:
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The purpose of the course is to provide experts, professionals and postgraduate students with knowledge of the latest technologies which use renewable energies to drive desalination. Individual course topics include:
- design and operation of desalinisation plants;
- solar ponds;
- humidification and dehumidification technologies;
- high-capacity solar distillation;
- solar stills;
- economic and environmental aspects;
- desalinisation using solar PV energy, wind energy, and other renewable energy resources.
Theory lessons will be complemented by hands-on experience through visits and activities at the Plataforma Solar de Almeria experimental installations for solar desalination.For further information, please download the flyer:
here(opens in new window)