Briefing: Conventional, wind and solar energy resources in Oman

Umar, Tariq; Wamuziri, Sam

doi:10.1680/jener.16.00011

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“…Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries (Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar) are considered as major consumers of the natural resources, which results in a huge amount of emissions [9,10]. Similarly, the annual solid waste generation in the GCC region has exceeded 150 million tons.…”

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A Comparative Study of MSW to Emery in Oman

Umar¹

2021

Biotechnological Applications of Biomass

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The adverse impact of the energy production from fossil fuels is now well recognized globally; therefore, the move toward renewable and sustainable energy has become an integral part to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This chapter presents a comparative study considering a wasteto-energy plant to produce electricity in Oman. A research strategy that includes both qualitative and quantitate research methods were adopted to evaluate the MSW generation and emissions, electricity consumption and emissions, public participation in waste segregation, and to estimate the reduction in emission by considering a 5000 tons/day waste-to-energy plant in Oman. The results show that the current emission from fossil fuels to meet the electricity requirement of 70,633.37 Million kWh/year is 161.781 Million tonnes (CO 2 /year). Similarly, the emissions from MSW which currently stood at 2.159 million tons/year are 3,424,247 tons CO 2 /year. A 5000 ton per day waste-to-energy plant will not only produce 29.30 million kWh daily but will also enable an annual reduction of 24,527 million kg CO 2. Such an initiative will help Oman to improve its sustainability performance in energy, climate change, waste reduction, and economic growth and will pave the road to achieve the relevant SDGs by 2030.

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A Comparative Study of MSW to Emery in Oman

Umar¹

2021

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“…Another agenda of the Oman Vision 20-40 plan in diversifying the economy is for Oman to invest in renewable energy [3]. Furthermore, due to the demand for a greener environment in the 21st century, there has been a growing demand for renewable energy sources both globally and within Oman [3][4][5][6][7][8]. The availability of renewable energy can not only provide a continuous power supply, but also supply an energy demand balance in the electrical power system [9].…”

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Accessibility and Sustainability of Hybrid Energy Systems for a Cement Factory in Oman

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Diesel generators are being used as a source of electricity in different parts of the world. Because of the significant expense in diesels cost and the requirement for a greener domain, such electric generating systems appear not to be efficient and environmentally friendly and should be tended to. This paper explores the attainability of utilizing a sustainable power source based on a cross-breed electric system in the cement factory in Salalah, Oman. The HOMER software that breaks down the system setup was utilized to examine the application and functional limitations of each hybridized plan. The result showed that a renewable-energy (RE)-based system has a lower cost of energy (COE) and net present cost (NPC) compared to diesel generator-based hybrid electric and standalone systems. Although the two pure renewable hybrid energy systems considered in this study displayed evidence of no emissions, lower NPC and COE values are observed in the photovoltaic/battery (PV/B) hybrid energy system compared with photovoltaic/wind turbine/battery (PV/WT/B). The PV/WT/B and PV/B systems have higher electricity production and low NPC and COE values. Moreover, the PV/B has the highest return on investment (ROI) and internal rate of return (IRR), making the system the most economically viable and adjudged to be a better candidate for rural community electrification demands.

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“…In Oman, the electricity consumption is comparatively low than other GCC countries as Oman is somehow beyond in terms of infrastructures development and industrialization. Umar and Wamuziri (2016) explore the potential of wind and solar energy in Oman and found that there is a huge opportunity to use these resources. Since ancient times biomass has played an important role in the society, and is nowadays used as fuel in a wide range of applications, such as cooking, heating and power generation.…”

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Briefing: Towards a sustainable energy: the potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman

Umar

2018

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering

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Oman, like other Arab gulf countries, depends on oil and gas to produce electricity. However, these resources are not guaranteed to last forever and constitute one of the energy security issues in the country. This article explores the potential of using biomass energy resources for electricity generation in Oman. Energy from biomass resources is counted as a type of renewable energy, which means the availability is not affected by the lack of source and the increasing price of fossil oil. The review of biomass energy shows that waste from different sources such as wood and woody plants and their wastes, agricultural crops and residues, municipal solid organic wastes, animal wastes, sewage, waste from organic industrial processing and food processing, and aquatic plants and algae can be used for electrify generation. The biomass from animal manure and wastewater are reported with its potential for electricity generation. The results show that a total of 2651.81 GWh per year electricity can be produced from animal manure and wastewater which corresponds to 10% of the total electricity consumption in Oman. Although there is potential to use biomass for a sustainable electricity generation, however several environmental, social and technological factors associated with biomass energy need to be considered before adopting such resources.

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Briefing: Conventional, wind and solar energy resources in Oman

Cited by 27 publications

References 5 publications

A Comparative Study of MSW to Emery in Oman

A Comparative Study of MSW to Emery in Oman

Accessibility and Sustainability of Hybrid Energy Systems for a Cement Factory in Oman

Briefing: Towards a sustainable energy: the potential of biomass for electricity generation in Oman

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