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Feasibility study of brackish water desalination in the Egyptian deserts and rural regions using PV systems
G.E. Ahmad,J Schmid +1 more
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In this paper, a feasibility study of water desalination in remote areas of Egypt using photovoltaic energy as the primary source of energy is presented, where the availability of water resources and solar energy in these areas has been investigated.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2002-12-01. It has received 103 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Geothermal desalination & Desalination.read more
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A review of membrane processes and renewable energies for desalination
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a review on membrane processes associated with renewable energies for seawater and brackish water desalination, including reverse osmosis, membrane distillation and electrodialysis.
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Renewable energy-driven desalination technologies: A comprehensive review on challenges and potential applications of integrated systems
TL;DR: In this paper, an integrated approach in using renewable energy (RE) driven with an emphasis on solar and geothermal desalination technologies is presented and an assessment of the benefits of these technologies and their limitations are also discussed.
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Renewable and sustainable approaches for desalination
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss existing and emerging desalination technologies and possible combinations of renewable energy sources to drive them and associated desalization costs, and suggest that a holistic approach of coupling renewable energy source with technologies for recovery, reuse, and recycle of both energy and water can be a sustainable and environment friendly approach to meet the world's energy and Water needs.
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Solar desalination by membrane distillation: Dispersion in energy consumption analysis and water production costs (a review)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of most studies carried out on these issues and some useful equations and information in this context are reported and compare to other separation processes used in desalination.
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Economic evaluation of desalination by small-scale autonomous solar-powered membrane distillation units
Fawzi Banat,Nesreen Jwaied +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an economic assessment performed to estimate the expected water cost, which is the ultimate measure of the feasibility of the stand-alone system, is presented, based on the calculations, the estimated cost of potable water produced by the compact unit is $15/m 3, and $18 /m 3 for water generated by the large unit.
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Decentralized desalination of brackish water by a directly coupled reverse-osmosis-photovoltaic-system - a pilot plant study in Jordan
W. Gocht,A. Sommerfeld,Robert Rautenbach,Th. Melin,L. Eilers,A. Neskakis,D. Herold,V. Horstmann,M. Kabariti,A. Muhaidat +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an investigation of the technical feasibility and a cost benefit analysis of a brackish water small-scale desalination plant in a rural area has been carried out, which revealed the best socioeconomic performance for a reverse osmosis directly coupled with a photovoltaic-system.
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Potential for economic solar desalination in the Middle East
TL;DR: In this article, the potential use of solar energy for the desalination of seawater in the Middle East is evaluated, and the potential of photovoltaics is evaluated.