Techno-economic evaluation of a solar powered water desalination plant

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2217-2240

  Fiorenza, G ^a   Sharma, V K ^a   Braccio, G ^a  

^a Trisaia Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Desalination technologies; Economic analysis; Energy requirements; Remote areas; Solar thermal and photovoltaic systems; Water demand

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ECONOMICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER DESALINATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037411642     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(02)00247-9     Document Type: Article

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