A stand alone complex for the production of water, food, electrical power and salts for the sustainable development of small communities in remote areas

The objective of this paper is to present a specific case study example of a pilot autonomous desalination system concept from Egypt that will be implemented in line with the ADIRA project. After a short introduction into ADIRA and the tackled problems a detailed description of the stand alone system complex follows. The pilot system will be installed in a village on the North west coast of Egypt helping a small community to overcome water & energy shortage. The paper will describe the technologies used and expected socio-technical and socio-economic impacts.