Need for thermal-storage air-conditioning in Saudi Arabia

Reducing a semiarid city’s peak electrical demand using distributed cold thermal energy storage

“…These results for partial and full AC load shifting are within the range estimated by Hasnain and Alabbadi [57] for Saudi Arabia. However, it is not clear that the heat wave in Phoenix and the average warm-season conditions in Saudi Arabia are similar enough to warrant this type of comparison.…”

“…Hasnain and Alabbadi [57] empirically studied the application of CTES to the electrical power system of Saudi Arabia, which is arguably the world's hottest modern and developed economy. This country's buildings have air conditioning units that place a relatively severe electrical power load on the power grid during afternoon peak temperatures.…”

Assessment of the adsorber surface density influence on the performance and operation of the intermittent SAR system

“…Moreover, a survey of residential-energy consumption in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia indicates that about 75% of the electrical energy consumption was used for space cooling [5]. The Saudi Electricity Company is facing a shortage of electricity during the summer period mainly due to the high usage of electricity in the air conditioning sector [6]. Additionally, the increasing demand for electrical energy in the rapidly expanding towns, cities and industries, greatly exceeds the growth rate of power being made available.…”

Cooling of air using heptadecane phase change material in shell and tube arrangement: Analytical and experimental study

“…On the other hand, the reverse process is used in winter season [18,19]. Hence, this technique can be very useful for the countries with hot climate where shifting the electric loads to off-peak is major concern as the building cooling load plays considerably to the electricity peak load at noontime period [20][21][22]. In this context, the selection of PCM with appropriate melting temperature is also very important factor for this system to maintain human comfort temperature [23].…”