Design and Fabrication of Solar Water Distillation System for Developing Countries

2017

Master's thesis Renewable Energy ENE500 - University of Agder 2017 The local population in Somalia is experiencing a shortage of fresh drinking water due to high salt content in the ground water. The humanitarian organization Yme is a big contributor for providing clean and safe drinking water for local communities. Yme is interested in building an effective water distillation system to improve the water quality and better the health situation in the country. The main goal of this thesis was to contribute to improving water quality by building a solar water distillation system. As the system is meant for local communities in Somalia, the technology should be easy and without modern control …