AI, Renewable Energy and Water-Energy Systems

Research problem

Renewable energy and desalination are increasingly linked in arid regions, where water scarcity, air pollution, dust, intermittent wind power and battery degradation affect system reliability and cost. The research collected here uses machine learning and adaptive control to quantify PV losses and improve wind-battery desalination operation.

Who may find this useful?

Renewable energy researchers
Water-energy nexus researchers
AI/ML energy-system analysts
PV operation and maintenance researchers
Desalination system modelers
Battery-energy management researchers

Questions this topic addresses

How much do air pollution and soiling reduce PV energy yield and project economics in the Arabian Peninsula?
How can machine learning estimate clean-atmosphere counterfactual PV performance?
How can a reverse-osmosis desalination plant operate as a flexible electrical load?
How can adaptive fuzzy control reduce battery degradation in renewable-powered desalination systems?

Related research outputs

IEEE Access, 2026

Quantifying the Economic Loss and Operational Implications of Air Pollution on Grid-Connected PV Systems in the Arabian Peninsula: A Machine Learning-Based Analysis

Uses Random Forest modelling and counterfactual clean-air scenarios to estimate PV energy and economic losses caused by air pollution and soiling.

Related output

Energy Science & Engineering, 2026

Adaptive Fuzzy Energy Management of Wind-Battery Systems With Flexible Desalination Load

Develops adaptive fuzzy energy management for a wind-battery system with flexible reverse-osmosis desalination demand.

Related output

Keywords and related concepts

AI renewable energyAI in renewable energyartificial intelligence and renewable energymachine learning renewable energyAI for energy systemsAI green energyclean energy AIrenewable energy systemsPV performancesolar PV performancesolar panel soilingPV soiling lossesair pollution PVphotovoltaic energy yieldGCC photovoltaic systemsArabian Peninsula PV systemswater-energy systemsrenewable-powered desalinationwind-battery energy managementadaptive fuzzy controlbattery degradationreverse osmosis desalinationflexible desalination load

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