Journal
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND ASSESSMENTS
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages 1-11Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2019.05.015
Keywords
Water shortage; Desalination; Solar still; Sustainability; Economic evaluation
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- Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran-Polytechnic)
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This paper performs an economic evaluation study for different desalination scenarios to propose a solution to the water shortage problem in the central and southern regions of Iran. Bandar-e Jask in the south and Sirjan in the central region are selected to be studied. The desalination method utilizes a simple solar still or a combination of a solar still and a solar collector. With an interest rate of 4%, the results reveal that production of fresh water in a solar desalination farm comprised of solar still units is an economically favorable scenario for Bandare Jask with a cost of 2.25 $/m(3). In Sirjan, however, transportation of saline water is not economically and ecologically feasible. Transporting the fresh water produced in the desalination farm in Bandar-e Jask to Sirjan is the best solution for the central regions with a cost of 4.12 $/m(3).
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