A tool for the design of desalination plants powered by renewable energies

Voivontas, D; Misirlis, K; Manoli, E; Arampatzis, G; Assimacopoulos, D

dc.contributor.author	Voivontas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Misirlis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Manoli, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Arampatzis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Assimacopoulos, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:05Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:05Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	00119164	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13909
dc.subject	Desalination	en
dc.subject	Financial analysis	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy	en
dc.subject	Software application	en
dc.subject	Water price	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical plants	en
dc.subject.other	Computer aided design	en
dc.subject.other	Energy storage	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial economics	en
dc.subject.other	Investments	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy resources	en
dc.subject.other	Reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	Industrial plant design	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	cost-benefit analysis	en
dc.subject.other	desalination plant	en
dc.subject.other	design	en
dc.subject.other	energy efficiency	en
dc.subject.other	reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	wind power	en
dc.title	A tool for the design of desalination plants powered by renewable energies	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00096-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00096-0	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	A unified approach for the evaluation of alternative renewable-energy-powered desalination systems and their comparison on the basis of the economics of the associated investments is presented. The proposed method works out a preliminary plant design, evaluates the energy flows and calculates the water cost and the expected water selling price. The energy needs of the desalination processes and the energy production by the renewable energy technologies are estimated using simplified models. The size and type of the back-up power units (energy storage, grid connection or diesel generators) are identified. The expected water selling price is estimated, taking into account the water production cost and the investment profitability index. The computer-aided design tool that has been developed proposes technology combinations that guarantee the desalination energy needs and provides the means to compare the alternative options on the basis of economic indicators. Results on alternative RE-desalination combinations are presented in order to select the optimum solution for a specific case study. The effect of critical design parameters on the water selling price is analyzed for a wind-powered reverse osmosis plant.	en
heal.journalName	Desalination	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0011-9164(01)00096-0	en
dc.identifier.volume	133	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	175	en
dc.identifier.epage	198	en