relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/8275/ title: Design and development of solar desalination plant creator: Marimuthu, T.A. creator: Mekbib Atnaw, S. creator: Mardarveran, P.A. creator: Shu Yi, S. creator: Binti Usop, M.A. creator: Bin Md Gapar, M.K. creator: Binti Rusdan, S.A. creator: Ramli, R.B.M. creator: Sulaiman, S.A. description: Direct sunlight has been utilized long back for desalination of water. The desalination process takes place in solar still. Solar still is a device that converts saline water to potable water. This process requires seawater and sunlight which are widely available on Earth. However, the current solar desalination generation capacity is generally low and has high installation cost. Hence, there is a need for the enhancement of the productivity which can be achieved through few modifications. This paper explores the challenges and opportunities of solar water desalination worldwide. It presents a comprehensive review of solar desalination technologies that have been developed in recent years which covers the economic and environmental aspects. © The authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017. publisher: EDP Sciences date: 2017 type: Conference or Workshop Item type: PeerReviewed identifier: Marimuthu, T.A. and Mekbib Atnaw, S. and Mardarveran, P.A. and Shu Yi, S. and Binti Usop, M.A. and Bin Md Gapar, M.K. and Binti Rusdan, S.A. and Ramli, R.B.M. and Sulaiman, S.A. (2017) Design and development of solar desalination plant. In: UNSPECIFIED. relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033213063&doi=10.1051%2fmatecconf%2f201713102004&partnerID=40&md5=1bbe1e97455acc41a08aa109516411a6 relation: 10.1051/matecconf/201713102004 identifier: 10.1051/matecconf/201713102004