Fig. 2: Installed components for the largest-scale MED plant.
From: Lifetime optimisation of integrated thermally and electrically driven solar desalination plants
Scatter plot, along with an overlaid KDE in the form of a violin plot, of the number of batteries and PV, PV-T and ST collectors installed for 71 results (resulting from different component types and plant sizes) for the lowest total lifetime cost system for the largest-scale MED desalination plant considered. The mean value is marked by a black line. The plant considered is capable of outputting up to 1690 m3day−1 of fresh water, the specifics of which are detailed in Table 3. Results are shown for the four case-study locations considered: (a) Abu Dhabi, UAE, (b) Gando, Gran Canaria, (c) Tijuana, Mexico and (d) La Paz, Mexico. The results show an increase in system size across the four case-study locations considered correlated with an increase in the cost of grid-sourced electricity.
