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AWGs for Thermal (Thermoelectric) Power Plants
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Majority of the electricty comes from thermoelectric power plants that have steam outlets and required cooling on the other side.
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The conventional thermoelectric power plants are coal, nuclear, natural gas and oil power generation plants.
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The renewable thermoelectric power plants use renewable energy technologies (Geothermal, Concentrating Solar and Biomasss Power Plants).
Why Cooling is Necessary?
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Thermoelectric power plants boil water to create steam which spins the turbine to generate electricity. Once steam has passed through a turbine, it must be cooled back into water before it can be reused to produce more electricity.
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Colder water cools the steam more effectively and allows more efficient electricity generation.
Types of Cooling
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All thermoelectric plants use water to generate steam for electriity generation.
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ONCE-THROUGH Systems collect water from nearby sources (sea, lake,river, etc.), circulate through condensers to absorb heat from the system which is a low-cost but environmentally destructive to local ecosystems due to massive water withdrawals.
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WET-RECIRCULATING or CLOSED LOOP systems use cooling towers to expose water to ambient air. These systems need to replace the lost water through evaporation which requires higher water consumption from a water resource.
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DRY COOLING systems use air instead of water to cool the steam exiting a turbine. It is generally used at geothermal power plants at the regions in which there is not enough fresh water for cooling. However, they have higher costs and lower efficiencies especially in summer time when wet bulb temperatures increase.
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HYBRID COOLING systems use both air & water to cool the steam exiting a turbine. This system is using a cooling tower that supports the drycooling system in terms of cooling performance so that the efficiency of the cooling system is improved.
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Why AWGs?
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It is a perfect solution for thermal power plants which have steam outlets and need pure water for drinking or processes such as cooling.
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The water generators are industrial scale water generators that produce water from the steam outlets by airborne steam into water with thermal energy.
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The water generators recover exhaust steam by turning it into water that can be recycled and used again and again.
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Recovering exhaust steam and turning the exhaust steam into pure water increases in net water intake which could be used for various purposes, such as cooling water at the cooling towers or drinking water for water vending facilities or for the consumption of the personnel at the power plant facilities
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Generation of pure water is achieved by utilizing the available waste thermal energy that could be used for operations, staff or auxiliary facilities.
AWGs for Power Plants
What happens if you have an Atmospheric Water Generator (AWGs) and generate %100 healthy and pure water at the Thermal Power Plant?
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You will achieve pure water which could be used for drinking or cooling purposes.
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Use of waste team for water generation for cooling purposes will allow you to use massive water sustainably at very low costs in:
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wet-recirculating or close loop cooling systems as the coolant for the cooling tower
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hybrid cooling systems as the coolant for the cooling tower instead of air-cooled dry cooling systems which will improve the efficiency of the power plant, especially at summer time and humid ambient conditions
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Use of waste team for water generation for drinking purposes will allow you to use massive water sustainably at the facilities by the staff and at other processes, such as food preparation, irrigation, etc.
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Use of waste steam for water reduces dependence on scarce groundwater and other water resources; and your water footprint which means:
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No more water shortage, cuts & droughts
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No more need for water supply from the network
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No more watercuts by the municipality
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No more water bills
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No more need for water trucks which is expensive, need to manage logistics and lack of supply reliability
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No more need for bottled drinking water which is expensive, and generates PET waste for the staff at site
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No more to treat underground water and water from other resources, such as rivers, lakes, sea, etc. which has bad taste, potential to be contaminated and costly to treat to drink or use in the processes
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You will know exactly the volume of water that will be generated by AWGs since the system is based on your requirements in terms of water consumption and the geographical data of the location where you are!
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You can generate water wherever you need which could have challenging climates with temperatures higher than 50 Degrees Celcius (122 Fahrenheit Celcius) and humidity lower than 20% if you select a portable residential & commercial solution.
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You may produce massive water sustainably at very low costsand also save from the water treatment OPEX & CAPEX costs.
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Unlike water treatment systems, it produces no waste to environment and no negative impact to the environment.
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You wiill preserve the natural resources on earth.
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You do not damage the local aquatic ecosystems thorugh ecessive withdrawals or thermal pollution.
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You may produce massive water sustainably at very low costs so the return of investment is shorter than expected.
AWGs for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants and Wind Power Plants
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It is a perfect solution for PV Plants and Wind Power plants which haveelectricity at site.
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They need pure water for drinking or processes such as cleaning of the PV Modules and Wind Equipment, cooling of the power room, control boards and generator instead of AC Cooling, etc. at site.
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The water generators are industrial scale water generators that produce water from the ambient air by airborne humidity into water withelectricity which is generated by the PV Power Plant or Wind Power Plant.
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Use of airwater for generation of water reduces dependence on scarce groundwater or other resources and the necessary water treatment & storage equipment at site.
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Pure water generated could be used for operations, such as cleaning of the PV Modules, cooling of the power room & control room, staff or auxiliary facilities.
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