Reducing electric energy consumption in linear Fresnel collector solar fields coupled to thermal desalination plants by optimal mirror defocusing

In many parts of the world, desalination is the only viable and economic solution to the problem of fresh water shortage. The current commercial desalination technologies rely on fossil fuels and are thus associated with high greenhouse gas emissions that are a major cause of climatic changes. Solar...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Alhaj, Sami G. Al-Ghamdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018309691