Impact of solar energy cost on water production cost of seawater desalination plants in Egypt |
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Authors: | A Lamei P van der ZaagE von Münch |
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Affiliation: | UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Many countries in North Africa and the Middle East are experiencing localized water shortages and are now using desalination technologies with either reverse osmosis (RO) or thermal desalination to overcome part of this shortage. Desalination is performed using electricity, mostly generated from fossil fuels with associated greenhouse gas emissions. Increased fuel prices and concern over climate change are causing a push to shift to alternative sources of energy, such as solar energy, since solar radiation is abundant in this region all year round. |
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Keywords: | Solar energy Desalination Unit production costs |
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