Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, cilt.284, ss.129036, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Solar chimney technology is an efficient approach to mitigating energy shortages and advancing sustainable development. Particularly, its combination with seawater desalination for producing both electricity and freshwater has received a lot of attention recently. However, to date, a comprehensive review that effectively consolidates and summarizes the relevant studies remains limited and has yet to be adequately published. This paper systematically reviews recent advances in Solar Chimney Power Plant combined with Seawater Desalination technology, focusing on a comparative analysis of different efficiency-enhancement approaches. The most concerning research on system characteristics, structural innovation, and advanced technology integration, including humidification-dehumidification, photovoltaics, wind supercharging, osmotic membranes, multi-stage flash, and reverse osmosis, is demonstrated. It is found that although the partially optimized systems show high comprehensive energy efficiency in simulation, their practical feasibility is limited by the oversimplified modeling assumption, the lack of experimental verification, different meteorological conditions, the complexity of the system, and the insufficient economic analysis. Consequently, it is recommended that future research focus on multi-objective collaborative optimization, full life-cycle economic assessment,and pilot-scale verification to facilitate the translation from theoretical simulation to practical application. It is anticipated that this review will benefit researchers in relevant energy fields in comprehending the challenges and opportunities in Solar Chimney Power Plant combined with Seawater Desalination technology, thereby fostering its research and application.