Renewable energy applications in desalination: State of the art

Solar Energy

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 381-393

  García Rodríguez, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY; SEAWATER;

RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

DESALINATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; POWER SUPPLY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 16744367793     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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