Estimation of critical CO2 values when planning the power source in water desalination: The case of the small Aegean islands

dc.contributor.advisor	Karagiannis, Ioannis C.	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Καραγιάννης, Ιωάννης Γ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Soldatos, Peter G.	en
dc.contributor.author	Σολδάτος, Πέτρος Γ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:25Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:25Z
dc.date.issued	2010-08-25	en
dc.identifier.issn	03014215	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.009	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5028
dc.rights	CC0 1.0 Παγκόσμια
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.title	Estimation of critical CO2 values when planning the power source in water desalination: The case of the small Aegean islands	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.keyword	Desalination	en
heal.keyword	Renewables	en
heal.keyword	Carbon dioxide	en
heal.keyword	Greece	en
heal.keyword	Conventional energy sources	en
heal.keyword	Water filtration	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.009	en
heal.recordProvider	Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών/Τμήμα Αγροτικής Οικονομίας και Ανάπτυξης	el
heal.publicationDate	2010-08-25	en
heal.bibliographicCitation	Karagiannis, Ioannis C. Estimation of critical CO2 values when planning the power source in water desalination: The case of the small Aegean islands, Energy Policy, vol. 38 (8), pp. 3891-3897, Elsevier 2010	en
heal.abstract	Climate change is one of the most important issues our world faces today and it is responsible for a number of natural disasters that threaten human life and existence. Carbon dioxide, produced from almost every energy consuming activity, is the dominant greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. Water desalination is an energy intensive activity, and when it is powered by conventional energy sources, significant amounts of CO2 are released. For every cubic metre of fresh water produced, there is a 2kg of CO2 reduction if renewable energy sources (RES) are used instead of electricity from the local grid. On the other hand, the cost of fresh water produced by desalination is much less if conventional sources of energy are used.Making appropriate policy choices require information on both costs and benefits. So here we estimate the critical CO2 cost, above which desalination units should use renewable energy instead of conventional energy sources. It was found that the critical CO2 emissions cost can be close to the CO2 capture cost and in many cases less than the penalties imposed by the European Commission. Several case studies of water desalination in the Aegean islands verify the conclusions. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier	en
heal.journalName	Energy Policy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.009	en