Table 2 Price of manufacturing a solar still.

From: Maximizing solar distillation performance for conical solar still through varied energy storage materials

Quantity

CCSD

CSD-GB

CSD-SSB

CSD-SS

CSD-BG

Cost of manufacturing the solar still (in USD)

49.20

49.20

49.20

49.20

49.20

Thermo-col insulation cost (USD)

10.54

10.54

10.54

10.54

10.54

Fabrication cost of the energy storage materials (USD)

1.30

1.80

Black matt paint (USD)

3.51

3.51

3.51

3.51

3.51

Total (Investment) (USD)

63.25

64.55

65.05

63.25

63.25

  1. *Market price of water = 0.42 USD.