Economic analysis

Solar-powered desalination is an attractive and viable method for the production of fresh water in remote arid areas. One of the most important factors determining desalination decisions is economics. This paper presents an economic assessment performed to estimate the expected water cost, which is

The decision to use a desalination system as well as the selection of the most appropriate combined energy source depends on several parameters. The main are the low investment, the low maintenance requirements, a simple operation and a high reliability. This paper discusses the costs dependence fro

This paper reviews the state of the art of cogeneration for power and distillation. The performance of several cogeneration options are considered in association with the MSF process for seawater desalination. Both full load and part load characteristics of each major commercial cogeneration process