Design of a hybrid renewable energy system for a reverse osmosis desalination plant: Case study of Abuqir-Egypt.

A preliminary design for a Hybrid Renewable Energy Source (HRES) system to satisfy electrical load demand of a proposed Reverse Osmosis (RO) seawater desalination plant in Abuqir, Alexandria, Egypt. The design uses HOMER PRO™ software, which analyzes user-provided data to optimize and simulate the system. Fresh water consumption data was obtained and processed to match Abuqir' s demand. The proposed HRES-RO plant will use solar and wind energies equally. The results shown that the design is initially feasible with a projected COE OF $0.158/kWh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]