Access to freshwater for rural populations is increasingly difficult worldwide. Even in coastal regions with abundantly available seawater, this not suitable meet the population’s basic needs. Desalination solar stills represents a simple, inexpensive, and accessible alternative obtaining freshwater. This research shows results obtained mathematical model of single slope still proposed by Dunkl...

This paper presents the life cycle cost analysis of the single slope passive and hybrid photovoltaic (PV/T) active solar stills, based on the annual performance at 0.05 m water depth. Effects of various parameters, namely interest rate, life of the system and the maintenance cost have been taken into account. The comparative cost of distilled water produced from passive solar still (Rs. 0.70/kg...