Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.13044/j.sdewes.d8.0382
Technical and Economic Comparison between Solar and Wind Energy Supplying Desalination System
Marwa M. Ibrahim
orcid.org/0000-0002-4569-4128
; Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC) 12622, Egypt
Abstract
Decreasing the freshwater prices is considered a big concern within the desalination industry. The goal of this study is to determine the best reverse osmosis desalination system powered by photovoltaic or wind turbine in Ras-Gharib City, Egypt. The system is planned to produce 0.5 m3//hr of potable water. The techno-economic analysis is applied using SAM 2018.11.11 r4 simulation package. The results show that electricity bill using solar or wind energy is less than that in case of using convention energy systems. Based on simulation findings, the proposed photovoltaic system capacity is capable of generating water at a levelized energy cost of 3.95 cent
Keywords
Solar energy; Wind energy; Reverse osmosis; Desalination; Optimization;
Hrčak ID:
275114
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2022.
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