| dc.contributor.author |
Papadakis, G |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Mohamed, ESh |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Manolakos, D |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-06-06T06:47:27Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2014-06-06T06:47:27Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2007 |
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| dc.identifier.issn |
18714668 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5508-9_22 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3603 |
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| dc.subject |
Hydraulic energy recovery |
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| dc.subject |
Photovoltaics |
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| dc.subject |
Rankine cycle |
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| dc.subject |
Renewable energies |
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| dc.subject |
Reverse osmosis |
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| dc.subject |
Solar collectors |
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| dc.title |
Small autonomous RO desalination systems powered by renewable energies. Technological advances and economics |
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| heal.type |
conferenceItem |
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| heal.identifier.primary |
10.1007/978-1-4020-5508-9_22 |
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| heal.publicationDate |
2007 |
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| heal.abstract |
The supply of fresh water is becoming an issue of increasing importance in many areas in the world. In arid areas potable water is very scarce and the lives of people in these areas strongly depend on the amount of available water. Seawater desalination requires large amounts of energy and if this energy is produced by fossil fuels it will harm the environment. Therefore, renewable energy sources coupled to desalination offer an attractive solution. Considerable research is under way to optimise the matching of renewable energy technologies with the corresponding desalination technologies and especially to reduce the energy required per unit volume of fresh water produced. The present paper gives emphasis to the following technologies: 1) RO powered by PV and 2) Solar collectors for powering RO through a Rankine cycle. These systems are reviewed and recent developments are presented. Finally the economics of the systems are analysed and overall figures of the present fresh water cost are given. © 2007 Springer. |
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| heal.journalName |
NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security |
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| dc.identifier.doi |
10.1007/978-1-4020-5508-9_22 |
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| dc.identifier.spage |
293 |
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| dc.identifier.epage |
303 |
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