Renewable Energy Desalination for Island Communities: Status and Future Prospects in Greece

Energy and water are two of the most important components required to ensure prosperity and sustainable development to societies. This paper aims to review the status of renewable energy desalination for Greek islandic communities, deployed in two axes. The first one reviews the desalination systems state of the art technological solutions, their energy needs, how renewable energy may be employed and finally the cost of renewable energy desalination is investigated. The second axis focuses on Greek islands per se, where the current situation is investigated, potential solutions for meeting the water needs are evaluated, all leading to the proposal of a methodology towards designing an appropriate and applicable approach in addressing the water needs. Finally, a discussion takes place on how such options might be further deployed, particularly regarding the impacts they may produce for the livelihood and the future prosperity of the pertinent communities, and at the same time supporting the energy transition towards the EU Green Deal goals.

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This paper reviews the status and potential solutions of renewable energy desalination for Greek islandic communities, covering technical solutions, energy needs, costs, current situation, potential solutions and proposing a methodology for addressing water needs. It also discusses how these options can be further deployed and their impacts on communities and the transition towards EU Green Deal goals.