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Title: Overview of village scale, renewable energy powered desalination

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/463614· OSTI ID:463614

An overview of desalination technologies is presented, focusing on those technologies appropriate for use in remote villages, and how they can be powered using renewable energy. Technologies are compared on the basis of capital cost, lifecycle cost, operations and maintenance complexity, and energy requirements. Conclusions on the appropriateness of different technologies are drawn, and recommendations for future research are given.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
463614
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-440-22083; ON: DE97000240; TRN: AHC29709%%51
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English