Analysis of the Potential of Solar Energy Development inSaudi Arabia
Journal Title: International Journal of engineering Research and Applications - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Saudi Arabia has been exploring the potential of renewable energy for many years. Saudi authorities, scientists, and researchers view the generation of renewable energy as a viable long-term energy strategy. Despite this, because Saudi Arabia is one of the leading oil producing nations and relies heavily on it as a form of energy and source of income, solar energy has not been given much serious consideration. However, it has become more and more evident that for the continuing prosperity of the nation and the inevitable gradual decline in long-term oil production, it is essential to explore and invest in alternative energy sources. The main objectives of this research are: i) to establish the potential of solar energy generation as a suitable, cost-effective alternative to petroleum products. ii) to establish the potential for maximizing renewable power generation to support the supply grid. This paper presents an examination of various economic and technological aspects of generating solar energy in Saudi Arabia. Using some existing data on the amount of solar radiation, a seasonal multiple linear forecasting method is used to generate forecasts for electric energy generation potential for 32 cities. Results of this research demonstrate the desirability and economic feasibility of installing solar panel farms and constructing distribution lines.
Authors and Affiliations
Fahad Alqahtani, Hoda Sabeti, Majid Jaridi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP391090
- DOI 10.9790/9622-0705010115.
- Views 119
- Downloads 0
SR-Code: Smart Relay Network Coding for Data Collection for Wireless Sensor Networks
Reliability in data collection for wireless sensor networks is one of the major problems in IoT applications. Sensor nodes are usually placed in harsh conditions where data communication is at risk of losing packets. Ret...
The Impact of Global Warming on the Global Climate
Global warming is the gradual rise in environmental temperature due to depletion of the Ozone layer. The increase in the environmental temperatures is due to amplified rate of industrial development. In this case, most i...
A Design of Sigma-Delta ADC Using OTA
Sigma-Delta Analog-to-Digital converter (ADC), is widely used in portable electronic products. An operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) is one of the most important components of ADC. This paper presents a new des...
Assessment of effect of corrosive microorganisms on metal
One of the actual problems of damage to metal structures is microbial corrosion. Activity of microorganisms caused up to 80% of corrosion damage. We studied the effect of heterotrophic denitrifying microorganisms, thioni...
Third Party Public Auditing For Shared Data InThe Cloud Using ECC
A Third Party Auditor audits the shared data in thecloud without any modification of the data content.To provide thesecurity for cloud data a TPA can check the integrity of shareddata.The third party auditor can be able...