Impact of solar energy cost on water production cost of seawater desalination plants in Egypt

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1748-1756

  Lamei, A ^a   van der Zaag, P ^a   von Munch E ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Desalination; Solar energy; Unit production costs

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY; PRODUCTION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL ENERGY;

SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT; SOLAR ENERGY COST; UNIT PRODUCTION COST;

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; ELECTRICITY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SEAWATER; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EGYPT; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 40949133701     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.12.026     Document Type: Article

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