Abstarct: Abstract In this study, three refrigeration cycles, including an absorption cycle, a compression-absorption cycle, and a combination of an absorption cycle and a heat pump, have been investigated for simultaneous cooling, heating, and freshwater production. These systems have been analyzed using solar energy and copper oxide nanofluid in water as an energy source. The main innovation of this research lies in proposing a novel cycle arrangement and employing the embedded emergy analysis method, enabling a more precise evaluation of the system from energy, environmental, and economic sustainability perspectives. Additionally, the waste heat from the cycles has been utilized for freshwater production. Thermodynamic modeling, exergoeconomic analysis, and optimization using a genetic algorithm have been conducted. The results indicate that the second cycle outperforms the others, achieving an exergy efficiency of 1.878% and an emergy-baxsed economic performance of 0.1468%. The first cycle demonstrates the lowest emergy monetary rate of the product at 27.18 × 10¹⁰ sej/h, making it the most cost-effective option. Meanwhile, the third cycle, with the highest coefficient of performance, has produced 58.96 liters of freshwater per hour, slightly more than the other two cycles. Emergy analysis results reveal that the highest exergy destruction occurs in the absorber, indicating a significant potential for performance improvement in future designs. Ultimately, optimizing cycle performance through reducing irreversibilities and enhancing key components' efficiency is proposed as an effective strategy to lower overall system costs.