Small scale photovoltaic desalination for rural water supply - demonstration plant in Gran Canaria

D. Herold, V. Horstmann, A. Neskakis, J. Plettner-Marliani, G. Piernavieja and R. Calero

Renewable Energy, 1998, vol. 14, issue 1, 293-298

Abstract: A small reverse osmoisis (RO) plant supplied by a photovoltaic (PV) power supply has been installed at the island of Gran Canaria. On behalf of this system the feasibility of small PV-RO systems (1 m3/d) is investigated. The RO-plant is described in detail concerning its technical specifications, its operation constraints and its energy demand. Furthermore the photovoltaic power supply is described in detail. With simulations it is shown how the system is designed to guarantee a reliability of more than 96% in the water supply. A brief economic analysis shows that the water production costs are still high (about 16 $/m3) but can be lowered in future.

Keywords: reverse osmosis; small scale desalination; photovoltaic; coastal water supply; water supply simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(98)00080-9

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