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ArticleScientific reports2023

AutoGIS processing for site selection for solar pond development as efficient water treatment plants in Egypt.

Mahmoud Fatehy Altahan, Mohamed Nower

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Mahmoud Fatehy AltahanCentral Laboratory for Environmental Quality Monitoring (CLEQM), National Water Research Center (NWRC), El-Qanater El-Khairia, 13621, Egypt. mahmoud_abdalqader@nwrc.gov.eg.
Mohamed NowerWater Management Research Institute (WMRI), National Water Research Center (NWRC), El-Qanater El-Khairia, 13621, Egypt. mohamed_nower@nwrc.gov.eg.

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Abstract

The increasing demand for renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources is a top priority for many countries around the world. It is obvious that renewable solar energy will help to meet most of the energy demand in the coming years. A solar pond is a huge Salt artificial Lake that serves as a solar energy collection system. However, site selection is a critical factor that affects the effectiveness and lifetime of a solar pond. Here, we present an innovative methodology for site selection based on three environmental factors, including direct solar irradiance (DNI), temperature, and wind speed. Our approach uses Python programming and clustering analysis with several libraries, including Pandas, Geopandas, Rasterio, Osgeo, and Sklearn, to analyse and process data collected over a 30-year period from NASA power. This method was applied to the geographic boundaries of Egypt, but the methods can be applied to any spatial context if the same dataset is available. The results show that Egypt has a potential land area of 500 km

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