System with Thermal Management for Synergistic Water Production, Electricity Generation and Crop Irrigation.

ABSTRACT: Sustainable water, energy and food (WEF) supplies are the bedrock upon which human society depends. Solar-driven interfacial evaporation, combined with electricity generation and cultivation, is a promising approach to mitigate the freshwater, energy and food crises. However, the performance of solar-driven systems decreases significantly during operation due to uncontrollable weather. This study proposes an integrated water/electricity cogeneration-cultivation system with superior thermal management. The energy storage evaporator, consisting of energy storage microcapsules/hydrogel composites, is optimally designed for sustainable desalination, achieving an evaporation rate of around 1.91 kg m^-2 h^-1. In the dark, heat released from the phase-change layer supported an

SUBMITTER: Wang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405090 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature