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The Brazilian experience with a photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis plant

  1. Paulo Cesar Marques de Carvalho1,*,
  2. Douglas Bressan Riffel1,
  3. Cristiano Freire2,
  4. Francisco Fabio Damasceno Montenegro3

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2004

DOI: 10.1002/pip.543

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Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volume 12, Issue 5, pages 373–385, August 2004

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de Carvalho, P. C. M., Riffel, D. B., Freire, C. and Montenegro, F. F. D. (2004), The Brazilian experience with a photovoltaic powered reverse osmosis plant. Prog. Photovolt: Res. Appl., 12: 373–385. doi: 10.1002/pip.543

Author Information

  1. 1

    DEE–UFC, Caixa Postal 6001/60.455-760, Fortaleza CE, Brasil

  2. 2

    ARCE, Fortaleza CE, Brasil

  3. 3

    CEFET Ceará, Fortaleza CE, Brasil

*DEE–UFC, Caixa Postal 6001/60.455-760, Fortaleza CE, Brasil.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JUL 2004
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2004
  3. Manuscript Revised: 3 DEC 2003
  4. Manuscript Received: 18 JUL 2003

Funded by

  • Banco do Nordeste, Brasil
  • CNPq Brasil

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