A Techno-Economic Study of Rooftop Grid-Connected Photovoltaic-Energy Storage Systems in Qatar

Elbeheiry, Nabila; Amer, Abdelrahman; Elgazar, Seif; Shukri, Sawsan; Metry, Morcos; Balog, Robert S.

doi:10.1109/pvsc45281.2020.9300347

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“…Similar studies from the GCC countries have similar results; both Alhammami [26] and Alsabbagh [27] investigate the potential of rooftop PV systems in their respective countries and highlight the restrictive role the energy subsidies play on the development of residential rooftop PV systems. Similarly, the same can also be said about Elbeheiry [8] and Mohandes' [9] results that investigate rooftop PV systems' potential in Qatar. However, the results presented in this study further indicate that storage systems at their current cost and technology are not suitable for the region.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…The third dataset is related to the households' technical and socioeconomic factors. These collected datasets make this research unique and stand out from other similar studies [8,9], together with the various economic indicators used, leading to more accurate and valid results. This study is a continuation of our previous publication [7], in which we use in-depth economic tools to further analyze the datasets collected.…”

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“…The main difference in these studies is the methodology used and the depth of result analysis and interpretation. For example, in their study [8], Elbeheiry uses load modulation with residential houses from Texas' load profiles to represent Qatari residential houses. Their results show that return on investments is negative with Qatar's current grid rate, while in their study [9], Mohandes used an agent-based approach driven by cost to assist the adoption of PV systems in Qatar.…”

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Renewable energy sources and sustainability have been attracting increased focus and development worldwide. Qatar is no exception, as it has ambitious plans to deploy renewable energy sources on a mass scale. Qatar may also investigate initiating and permitting the deployment of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems for residential households. Therefore, a research gap has been introduced regarding the system design, grid compatibility, economic viability, and energy consumption produced from household rooftop PV systems. Additionally, the lack of supporting policies and a feed-in tariff creates further research and development topics. Therefore, using collected data regarding household power consumption and rooftop PV generation, the purposes of this research study are as follows: (1) determining the economic aspects and practicality of using energy storage systems for self-consumption values; and (2) evaluating the economic viability of rooftop PV systems under different policies and electricity rate schemes. The insights of the results of this study can serve as a stepping stone for decisions and policymakers regarding the application of rooftop PV systems in Qatar. This study utilizes empirical evidence and an economic model to evaluate rooftop PV systems in Qatar and can also be applicable in the middle east region. A few studies in the region produce complementary results, which further supports our findings; however, what makes this paper unique is the use of different economic tools and real collected data while investigating multiple economic and energy policy scenarios.

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