Schallenberg-Rodríguez, Julieta; Veza, José Miguel; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 40 (2014) C, pp. 741-748
Faced with the challenge of meeting high water and energy demands with no conventional energy resources and a lack of … potable water, the Canary Islands have been using desalination plants for nearly 50 years. The first desalination plant in … 55% of water demand). Powering the plants consumes nearly 12% of total electricity demand at a cost of over 200 million …