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Economic analysis of a solar assisted desalination system

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  • Kalogirou, Soteris

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This paper deals with an economic analysis of a solar assisted desalination system. The analysis is carried out for four types of applications, two domestic, a hotel and a village. It is shown that solar desalination is viable for the two bigger installations (hotel and village) with water prices below C£0.89/m3. It is also shown that the water cost is insensitive to the changes in method of payment or to small variations in direct costs. It is not worth operating the desalination system solely on solar energy due to the high cost of the desalination system and the diurnal nature of the solar input which implies high percentage of inactive time.

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  • Kalogirou, Soteris, 1997. "Economic analysis of a solar assisted desalination system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 12(4), pages 351-367.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:12:y:1997:i:4:p:351-367
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(97)00063-3
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    1. Gude, Veera Gnaneswar & Nirmalakhandan, Nagamany & Deng, Shuguang, 2010. "Renewable and sustainable approaches for desalination," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 14(9), pages 2641-2654, December.
    2. Li, Chennan & Goswami, Yogi & Stefanakos, Elias, 2013. "Solar assisted sea water desalination: A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 19(C), pages 136-163.
    3. Fernández-García, A. & Zarza, E. & Valenzuela, L. & Pérez, M., 2010. "Parabolic-trough solar collectors and their applications," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 14(7), pages 1695-1721, September.
    4. Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, 2016. "Geothermal source potential for water desalination – Current status and future perspective," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 1038-1065.

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