Gulf solar energy: Turning plans into reality

Kalkman, Jaap; Anees, Sameer; Merhaba, Adnan; Bose, Samrat

doi:10.1016/j.ref.2015.10.020

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“…PSCs can be processed from solution or vapour using low-tech, high-throughput coating and printing fabrication methods, 52 in stark contrast to the high-tech, low-throughput fabrication of silicon. The analysis below will focus on PSCs as they have achieved the highest efficiencies, 47 are generally seen as the most disruptive 53,54 and are closest to commercialization out of the emerging photovoltaic materials. 55 However, several other emerging photovoltaic technologies, such as organic, kesterite and quantum dot solar cells, offer similar advantages in ease of processing, and the analysis below is also largely valid for these technologies.…”

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Local manufacturing of perovskite solar cells, a game-changer for low- and lower-middle income countries?

Roose

Tennyson

Meheretu

et al. 2022

Energy Environ. Sci.

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Local manufacturing of perovskite solar cells, a game-changer for low- and lower-middle income countries?

Roose

Tennyson

Meheretu

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Energy Environ. Sci.

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“…These subsidies provide false indications that cost of current conventional power generation is lower than renewable power generation which affects negatively the balance of trade of renewable generation projects and strips any financial sense of such projects (Bachellerie, 2012). In spite that governments have ambitious plans to develop the renewable power generation, their plans were not translated into actions until recently to correct current policies pertaining fossil fuel subsidies and provide investors with an attractive investment environment to invest in solar energy technology (Kalkman et al , 2015).…”

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Decision-making method for evaluating solar desalination options: the case of Saudi Arabia

Shannak

Al-Nory

2019

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Purpose Solar as an energy source has a massive potential to reduce dependence on fossil fuels in Gulf Countries (GC). One attractive application of solar energy is solar-powered desalination, which is a viable method to produce fresh water. The most significant factor determining the potential deployment of this application is economics. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the classical economic analysis model has been modified to assess the penetration of solar technology to power desalination plants at different periods during the project lifetime. Furthermore, the environmental and financial values were combined to assess the incentive of powering desalination plants with solar energy in Saudi Arabia. Three systems of solar technologies accompanied with water desalination based on technical applicability were modeled and economically analyzed to understand the impact of various design and operation parameters. Findings This study shows that PV-RO is currently more competitive at both market and administrated prices in Saudi Arabia, followed by the MED-CSP system and finally CSP-RO system. CSP-RO system starts to generate positive surplus after 11 years, while the base case shows no positive surplus at all during the entire lifetime. Moreover, the same trend continues to hold with MED-CSP and PV-RO systems. The MED-CSP generates positive surplus after six years and PV-RO after five years only. On average, it takes eight years for a project running based on solar (CAPEX and OPEX) and desalination OPEX to generate positive cash surplus. Originality/value This paper discusses the debate about incentives for renewable energy in GC and the impact of coupling water production and solar generation. Given that there is no analytical framework built earlier, this paper provides an alternative methodology for policy analysis to understand the role of economies of scope to incentivize solar generation. In other words, the authors are investigating options to reduce the total cost of solar production as a result of increasing the number of different goods produced.

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Gulf solar energy: Turning plans into reality

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Local manufacturing of perovskite solar cells, a game-changer for low- and lower-middle income countries?

Local manufacturing of perovskite solar cells, a game-changer for low- and lower-middle income countries?

Decision-making method for evaluating solar desalination options: the case of Saudi Arabia

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