Energy consumption in Kuwait: Prospects and future approaches

Alotaibi, Sorour

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.036

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“…Kuwait relies extensively on its abundant oil resources both as a source of national income and to meet its entire electric power generation requirements [2,3]. In the past the country's high resource per capita has allowed it to export most of its hydrocarbon production, however rapidly rising residential electricity consumption is increasingly straining the country's export capacity and presenting complex energy security challenges [2,3].…”

Section: Residential Energy Consumption In Kuwaitmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Kuwait almost 60% of the national electrical power generated is consumed by residential buildings [1]. Rising residential demand is increasingly undermining the country's hydrocarbon export capacity and posing significant energy security challenges for the Kuwaiti government [2,3]. In its most recent National Development plan the government announced its intention to build 45,000 new housing units, largely in the form of single family villas, by 2020 [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Empirical and modelled energy performance in Kuwaiti villas: Understanding the social and physical factors that influence energy use

Jaffar

Oreszczyn

Raslan

2019

Energy and Buildings

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This paper investigates the physical and social determinants of energy use in four case study villas in Kuwait. The investigation consisted of a 12 month mixed-method longitudinal monitoring and surveying study followed by building energy modelling. Monitoring and surveying provided empirical data about household energy use, internal temperatures, building and system characteristics and occupant energy-use behaviours. This data was used to ground models to better predict energy use. Models grounded with empirical data show that space cooling accounts for 50% to 75% of total energy use in villas. Results suggest that drivers of cooling energy are varied, with 30% of cooling energy in some villas attributable to heat gains from appliances. Furthermore, while the study found no distinct reduction in measured and modelled annual energy use intensities of villas with improved levels of efficiency (insulation and double glazing), such measures did contribute to more uniform internal temperatures. The study also identified key occupant energy-consuming behaviours including a tendency not to adjust air conditioning (AC) thermostat settings during periods of summer travel and lack of regular AC maintenance. The approach and findings of the study can inform future studies in Kuwait seeking to understand energy use in a nationally representative sample.

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Section: Residential Energy Consumption In Kuwaitmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Empirical and modelled energy performance in Kuwaiti villas: Understanding the social and physical factors that influence energy use

Jaffar

Oreszczyn

Raslan

2019

Energy and Buildings

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“…Figure 2 highlights the numerous factors contributing to unsustainable energy consumption rates in Kuwait. These primarily include the government's generous welfare and energy subsidy program, a rapid growth in the population and wealth per capita of the population, high rates of construction and the country's harsh summer climatic conditions [1,9,21].…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Factors Contributing To Unsustainable mentioning

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A framework to evaluate the energy efficiency potential of Kuwaiti homes

Jaffar¹,

Oreszczyn²,

Raslan³

2014

Energy and Sustainability V

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Energy demand and consumption rates in Kuwait are amongst the highest in the world. This is largely due to a substantial amount of waste and overconsumption of energy in the residential building sector which accounts for almost 60% of Kuwait's national electrical power generated. In spite of the existence of an Energy Conservation Code of Practice for Buildings, homes in Kuwait continue to be designed and built with little consideration to their climate, consuming significant amounts of electricity. There is a universal dependence among households on air conditioning systems, artificial lighting, and electrical appliances. Rapidly rising consumption rates by this sector are presenting an increasingly critical challenge for the Kuwaiti government, which is struggling to satisfy existing power demands. This paper reviews and discusses the key characteristics of Kuwait's residential sector, and proposes a framework to evaluate the energy efficiency potential of Kuwaiti homes in order to inform policy developments in this field. As there is a significant lack of data about the Kuwaiti housing stock (its building fabric, energy consuming equipment, and occupants' demand for services), the proposed framework suggests that energy use in a number of Kuwaiti homes is first examined, via an investigative case study strategy, before developing a residential building stock model to evaluate the impact and potential of different efficiency measures.

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“…Alotaibi (2011) evaluated the energy consumption in Kuwait. The results revealed that the consumption increased year by year.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Analysis of consumption pattern of highway transportation fuel in Nigeria

Nwachukwu

Chike

2012

OPEC Energy Review

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The scarcity of highway transportation fuel in Nigeria has been partly associated with the inability of the nation's forecast of demand for highway transportation to accurately determine and incorporate the diversity in consumption pattern that is apparent in the country. This has posed enormous challenge for the country. This study is aimed at providing empirical evidence on consumption pattern of highway transportation fuel in Nigeria. It was hypothesised that consumptions of highway transportation fuel do not differ significantly among the various parts of the country. Four major cities, namely Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Enugu, were chosen on representative basis of size, function and location from their respective regions as the sample for this study. Analysis of variance technique was used in testing the research hypothesis. The results of the test suggest that the consumption of highway transportation fuel differ significantly among the four selected cities, with the exception of Abuja and Kano, at 0.01 significant level (F-cal = 160.3; a-sign = 0.000). The outcome of this study is capable of enhancing policies towards eliminating fuel scarcity in Nigeria. 25

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Energy consumption in Kuwait: Prospects and future approaches

Cited by 60 publications

References 13 publications

Empirical and modelled energy performance in Kuwaiti villas: Understanding the social and physical factors that influence energy use

Empirical and modelled energy performance in Kuwaiti villas: Understanding the social and physical factors that influence energy use

A framework to evaluate the energy efficiency potential of Kuwaiti homes

Analysis of consumption pattern of highway transportation fuel in Nigeria

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