Potential of concentrating solar power plants for the combined production of water and electricity in MENA countries

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 122-140

  Moser, Massimo ^a   Trieb, Franz ^a   Fichter, Tobias ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

CSP; Financing renewable technologies; MENA; Renewable energy; Solar desalination; Water supply scenario

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982129802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18489257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13044/j.sdewes.2013.01.0009     Document Type: Article

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