dc.contributor.author |
Bitar, Rami Walid |
dc.date.accessioned |
2017-08-30T14:28:44Z |
dc.date.available |
2017-08-30T14:28:44Z |
dc.date.issued |
2016 |
dc.date.submitted |
2016 |
dc.identifier.other |
b19029251 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/11113 |
dc.description |
Thesis. M.S. American University of Beirut. Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2016. ET:6522 |
dc.description |
Advisor : Dr. Nesreene Ghaddar, Professor, Mechanical Engineering ; Members of Committee : Dr. Kamel Aboughali, Chairperson and Professor, Mechanical Engineering ; Dr. Sami Karaki, Chairperson and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Co-Advisor : Dr. Ali Ahmad, Scholar In-Residence, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs. |
dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-52) |
dc.description.abstract |
Increasing water supply by utilizing desalination technologies is an intrinsic part of the energy-water nexus in the Middle East. In response to the need to move away from fossil fuel, countries across the region have been proposing ambitious plans to invest in nuclear and solar power to deal with the increasing demand for electricity and water. This dissertation presents a comparative economic analysis of nuclear and solar desalination for the Middle East based on the levelized cost method using parameters and assumptions that are specific to the Middle East. The thesis also aims to examine the challenges and incentives of nuclear and solar desalination in the region. The analysis is conducted using a computational tool provided by the IAEA entitled DEEP which stands for Desalination Economic Evaluation Program. Of all the desalination technologies and power options studied, we found that the most economically feasible combination is the solar PV panels coupled with reverse osmosis technology. |
dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (ix, 52 leaves) : color illustrations |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
ET:006522 |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Saline water conversion -- Middle East. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Solar energy -- Middle East. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Nuclear energy -- Middle East. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Cost effectiveness. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Solar power plants. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Renewable energy sources. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Reverse osmosis. |
dc.title |
Economics of nuclear and solar desalination for the Middle East - |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
Department of Mechanical Engineering |
dc.contributor.faculty |
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture |
dc.contributor.institution |
American University of Beirut |