Krnac, AndrewAraiz Vega, MiguelRana, SohelVelardo, JasonDate, Abhijit2019-11-142019-11-1420191876-610210.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.143https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/35380Trabajo presentado a la 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power, ICEP2018. 2018, AustraliaThe scarcity of fresh water amongst a growing population is an impending global issue, which must be addressed by utilizing renewable energy sources. A Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) and Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) hybrid system is a viable solution to address water shortage in arid and rural areas. The objective is to determine the feasibility of the combination of a DCMD and CPV system, demonstrate fresh water production utilizing the DCMD method and increase total CPV system efficiency. An experimental setup has been designed and built, and the results indicate a mass flux of 7.096 L/m2.h is achievable with a Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane area of 0.0491 m2, salinity concentration of 1±0.1 % and a membrane temperature difference of 18.82 °C.7 p.application/pdfeng© 2019 The Authors. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.Direct contact membrane distillationConcentrated photovoltaic solar systemHeatMass transferinfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess