Bioenergy opportunities, barriers and challenges in the Arabian Peninsula – Resource modelling, surveys &amp; interviews

Welfle, Andrew; Alawadhi, Ali H.

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106083

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“…According to research findings, up to 22.5% of GCC's electricity from bioenergy technologies could be supplied by indigenous biomass sources. In total, 25.52 Mtpa of animal wastes and 1.68 Mtpa of residue crops could also be used for bioenergy in GCC countries [78]. Bioenergy is considered to be a lower potential renewable energy technology option within GCC countries.…”

Section: Biomass Energy Potential In the Gcc Regionmentioning

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Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

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This critical review report highlights the enormous potentiality and availability of renewable energy sources in the Gulf region. The earth suffers from extreme air pollution, climate changes, and extreme problems due to the enormous usage of underground carbon resources applications materialized in industrial, transport, and domestic sectors. The countries under Gulf Cooperation Council, i.e., Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, mainly explore those underground carbon resources for crude oil extraction and natural gas production. As a nonrenewable resource, these are bound to be exhausted in the near future. Hence, this review discusses the importance and feasibility of renewable sources in the Gulf region to persuade the scientific community to launch and explore renewable sources to obtain the maximum benefit in electric power generation. In most parts of the Gulf region, solar and wind energy sources are abundantly available. However, attempts to harness those resources are very limited. Furthermore, in this review report, innovative areas of advanced research (such as bioenergy, biomass) were proposed for the Gulf region to extract those resources at a higher magnitude to generate surplus power generation. Overall, this report clearly depicts the current scenario, current power demand, currently installed capacities, and the future strategies of power production from renewable power sources (viz., solar, wind, tidal, biomass, and bioenergy) in each and every part of the Gulf region.

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Section: Biomass Energy Potential In the Gcc Regionmentioning

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“…Bioenergy potential and biomass resource potential in GCC countries[78].Biomass Resource Potential (Mtpa)Bioenergy Potential (PJelec)…”

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“…The Climate Change sustainability category covers three themes: Governance, Carbon and Emissions and Energy System. Bioeconomy project's have the potential to influence climate change Governance as may directly contribute to achieving climate change and sustainability targets, legislation and regulations [49], also potentially raising awareness to climate change issues [69]. Standards are important for driving the effectiveness of projects in their ability to deliver low carbon sustainable energy [10].…”

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Mapping the Sustainability of Bioenergy to Maximise Benefits, Mitigate Risks and Drive Progress Toward the Sustainable Development Goals

Welfle¹,

Roeder

2021

SSRN Journal

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“…However, various innovations may reduce this by up to a third over coming period. These fuels have a potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60 -95 % [36]. Figure 1 shows economic comparisons of biofuels with fossil fuels over the period of 2015-2045.…”

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“…Figure 1 Current and projected production charges of fossil fuel and biofuels [36] Table 1 Summary of comparisons of primary biofuels [37] Merits Disadvantages…”

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A Critical Review of Biofuels as an Alternative Fuel to Diesel in Gulf Regional Corporation (GCC) Region: Current Market Trends and Future Opportunitie

Mahroogi¹,

Narayan²,

Kaisan³

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Bio Fuels are considered as good alternatives for conventional fossil fuels. By the year 2020, in the GCC region these fuels are able to meet around 0.5 - 1% of total transportation fuel demand. This industry grew at rate of 3.4% over the period of 2015-2020 with a strong projected growth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Bio fuels are used to operate automotive for mining and construction industries. Critical barriers in foreign investments pose a major challenge for growth of this sector in the GCC region. The presented work discusses situation and growth predictions of Bio-Fuel industry in the GCC region. It also discusses about current growth, trends, opportunities and challenges being faced by major companies operating in the GCC region.

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Bioenergy opportunities, barriers and challenges in the Arabian Peninsula – Resource modelling, surveys & interviews

Cited by 21 publications

References 26 publications

Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

Mapping the Sustainability of Bioenergy to Maximise Benefits, Mitigate Risks and Drive Progress Toward the Sustainable Development Goals

A Critical Review of Biofuels as an Alternative Fuel to Diesel in Gulf Regional Corporation (GCC) Region: Current Market Trends and Future Opportunitie

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