Solar Powered Water Desalination Using Fresnel Lens Tracking System

Desalination with renewable energy becomes more feasible despite expensive infrastructure as it promotes free natural energy sources and does not release harmful atmospheric effluents. Solar radiation is generally preferred instead of other renewable energy sources because there is no energy loss and thermal energy provided by solar radiation is completely used to run the desalination systems. This paper introduces a simple scheme used to transform seawater into the freshwater suitable for human being. The system uses a direct method of solar desalination system. The direct desalination system technique combines solar collection and desalination in one freshwater distillate production system by directly introducing the gathered solar energy to seawater. This is achieved by using both solar basin and Fresnel lens for efficient heating and increased output.