National Renewable Energy Plan for Ksa
Proposal for National Renewable Energy Plan for Saudi Arabia
Abdullah M. Al-Shehri ECRA
Plan of presentation
Introduction
Benefits and potential of renewables
Proposal for incentivizing renewables Institutional responsibilities Next steps
Conventional focus has been on solar and wind development in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has approximately 2,200 thermal kWh of solar radiation (sunshine) per square meter, twice the average radiation in Europe
Average wind energy density
In particular substantial solar-thermal potential, using mirrors to reflect sunlight for heating fluids and generating steam, which is then piped to run the generator Two major joint solar energy projects in Saudi Arabia, SOLERAS and HYSOLAR, in partnership with the US and Germany respectively
Two windy regions exist in Saudi Arabia along the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea coastal areas (Yanbu windiest region) The mean annual wind energy density lies between 250 and 500 kWh/m2 on the Red Sea coastal sites and drops to about 50 kWh/m2 in inland areas
Al-Wajh 481 kWh/m2 Yanbu 819 kWh/m2 Jeddah 471 kWh/m2 Gizan 495 kWh/m2
Source: ‘Prospects of Wind Farm Development in Saudi Arabia’ – King Fahd University of Petroleum & Natural Resources, November 2003
Dhahran 676 kWh/m2
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Industrial and agricultural processes can also create some renewable potential
Waste to Energy - Waste heat from industrial processes (e.g. steel mills, petrochemical processing, pulp and paper mills) can be recovered to provide energy for generation Landfill gas – biodegradable waste in municipal landfills can be decomposed to produce methane, and then used as fuel for power generation Municipal solid waste – incinerators can burn solid waste from municipal landfills to generate heat and electricity; there are about 431 Waste to Energy plants in Europe and 89 in the US Biomass - agricultural waste (e.g. grains, weed, sawdust, etc.) and animal waste could be used as feedstock
Abdullah M. Al-Shehri ECRA
Plan of presentation
Introduction
Benefits and potential of renewables
Proposal for incentivizing renewables Institutional responsibilities Next steps
Conventional focus has been on solar and wind development in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has approximately 2,200 thermal kWh of solar radiation (sunshine) per square meter, twice the average radiation in Europe
Average wind energy density
In particular substantial solar-thermal potential, using mirrors to reflect sunlight for heating fluids and generating steam, which is then piped to run the generator Two major joint solar energy projects in Saudi Arabia, SOLERAS and HYSOLAR, in partnership with the US and Germany respectively
Two windy regions exist in Saudi Arabia along the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea coastal areas (Yanbu windiest region) The mean annual wind energy density lies between 250 and 500 kWh/m2 on the Red Sea coastal sites and drops to about 50 kWh/m2 in inland areas
Al-Wajh 481 kWh/m2 Yanbu 819 kWh/m2 Jeddah 471 kWh/m2 Gizan 495 kWh/m2
Source: ‘Prospects of Wind Farm Development in Saudi Arabia’ – King Fahd University of Petroleum & Natural Resources, November 2003
Dhahran 676 kWh/m2
4
Draft
Industrial and agricultural processes can also create some renewable potential
Waste to Energy - Waste heat from industrial processes (e.g. steel mills, petrochemical processing, pulp and paper mills) can be recovered to provide energy for generation Landfill gas – biodegradable waste in municipal landfills can be decomposed to produce methane, and then used as fuel for power generation Municipal solid waste – incinerators can burn solid waste from municipal landfills to generate heat and electricity; there are about 431 Waste to Energy plants in Europe and 89 in the US Biomass - agricultural waste (e.g. grains, weed, sawdust, etc.) and animal waste could be used as feedstock