Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Potential for natural evaporation as a reliable renewable energy resource

  • Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu,
  • Xi Chen,
  • Pierre Gentine,
  • Ozgur Sahin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00581-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The evaporation of water represents an alternative source of renewable energy. Building on previous models of evaporation, Cavusoglu et al. show that the power available from this natural resource is comparable to wind and solar power, yet it does not suffer as much from varying weather conditions.