Investigation into economical desalination using optimized hybrid renewable energy system

International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1393-1400

  Hossam Eldin, A ^a   El Nashar, A M ^a   Ismaiel, A ^a  

^a Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Desalination; Economics; Energy; Hybrid; Optimization; Renewable

Indexed keywords

DESALINATED WATER; ECONOMIC COSTS; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ENERGY; EXCESS ENERGY; HYBRID; HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; OPTIMIZATION PROGRAMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; RENEWABLE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; SENSITIVITY EVALUATION; UNIT COST; UNIT PRODUCTION COST;

COSTS; DESALINATION; ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER FILTRATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864418172     PISSN: 01420615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2012.05.019     Document Type: Article

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