Uncovering relationships between environmental metrics in the multi-objective optimization of energy systems: A case study of a thermal solar Rankine reverse osmosis desalination plant

Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-60

  Antipova, Ekaterina ^a   Boer, Dieter ^a   Cabeza, Luisa F ^b   Guillén Gosálbez, Gonzalo ^a   Jiménez, Laureano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Delta error; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Modelling; Multi objective optimization; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; HEAT STORAGE; LIFE CYCLE; MODELS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER FILTRATION;

DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NUMERICAL RESULTS; PROBLEM COMPLEXITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; THERMAL STORAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY;

DECISION MAKING; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; POWER PLANT; SOLAR POWER; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84875391425     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.01.001     Document Type: Article

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