Design and Cost Analysis of a Solar Photovoltaic Powered Reverse Osmosis Plant for Masdar Institute

Ammar Alsheghri; Saad Asadullah Sharief; Shahid Rabbani; Nurzhan Z. Aitzhan

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.365

Design and Cost Analysis of a Solar Photovoltaic Powered Reverse Osmosis Plant for Masdar Institute

Ammar Alsheghri^*
, Saad Asadullah Sharief
, Shahid Rabbani
, Nurzhan Z. Aitzhan

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study we designed a cost-effective reverse osmosis (RO) desalination unit integrated with a solar photovoltaic (PV) energy source for Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. The proposed system does not rely on expensive batteries or extra land and drastically decreases the government expenses to subsidize water production cost by $ 1.34 /m³. In addition, the system reduces the GHG emissions by 361 tCO2 annually. The equity payback period was found to be 25 years. Comparing the results obtained with conventional values, it can well be said that this system would definitely provide a much needed efficient alternative to the current method of water purification making it more sustainable and economically feasible at the same time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-324
Number of pages	6
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	75
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.07.365
State	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Desalination
cost analysis
reverse osmosis (RO)
solar photovoltaic (PV)

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