Optimising the role of solar PV in Qatar’s power sector

Bohra, Moiz; Shah, Nilay

doi:10.1016/j.egyr.2019.11.062

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“…Indeed, harnessing Qatar's abundant fossil fuel resources to introduce new renewable generation capacity into the grid would play an important role in reducing the country's carbon footprint. By expanding the contribution of renewable energy (RE) to the nation's energy mix, Qatar can lower its emissions and contribute to international efforts in combating climate change (Bohra and Shah, 2020). In this regard, Qatar has an average daily sun hour of 9.5 h with a global horizon irradiance (GHI) of 2,140 kWh/m 2 /year which makes it a promising location for solar PV systems (Govinda Rao and Al-Kuwari, 2013).…”

Section: Qatar's Energy Goalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A pathway to 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emission by 2030 using GIS-Based multi-criteria decision making for renewables, date palm (phoenix dactylifera), and carbon credits: a case for Qatar

Bilal,

Okonkwo,

Al-Ansari

2024

Front. Energy Res.

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Qatar is making concerted efforts at the national level to decrease anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. The country has set its National Determined Contribution (NDC) in line with the Paris Agreement to reduce its overall emissions by 25% by the year 2030. This study identifies several pathways, which Qatar can explore to achieve its set goals. It explores Qatar’s potential for renewable energy generation (solar and wind), carbon offset through planting trees, and the purchase of carbon offset credits. The study starts by investigating the available wind and solar energy potential in the country, by considering physical and legal restrictions, which limit the available land to be utilized for RE generation. Multi-criteria Decision is carried out utilizing the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) for variable percentage estimation in ArcMap Geographic Information Systems software. Next, a review based on Qatar’s climate is performed to identify suitable tree species that would promote atmospheric CO2 sequestration in the country. Finally, the cost implication of offsetting emissions using verified carbon credits is considered and compared with other options. Results indicated that while a considerable area is available for both wind (37%) and solar (53%) energy generation, only 6.2% and 13.8% of Qatar are highly suitable for wind and solar energy installations, respectively. Also, while Qatar has the potential to meet 20% of its energy demand by 2030 from renewable sources by using solar PV and wind, this will only account for a 14.28% reduction in overall emissions. Additionally, planting date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera) would significantly benefit the nation in the area of carbon sequestration and revenue generation as compared to purchasing carbon offset credits.

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Section: Qatar's Energy Goalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A pathway to 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emission by 2030 using GIS-Based multi-criteria decision making for renewables, date palm (phoenix dactylifera), and carbon credits: a case for Qatar

Bilal,

Okonkwo,

Al-Ansari

2024

Front. Energy Res.

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“…Among these countries, Qatar stands out, with an energy consumption using fossil fuels that is very close to 100%. This reality has led to research being carried out in the last five years [54], seeking to integrate renewable energies, such as solar energy, into its energy system [55] with favorable results and good social acceptance.…”

Section: Global Distribution Of Publications For the Period 2019-2023mentioning

confidence: 99%

Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Production: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last Five Years

Córdova

Rojas-Ortega

2023

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Humanity has undertaken actions to decarbonize the main CO2-emitting industries, such as the energy industry. The solution to this problem has been to use renewable energy sources, with positive results in recent years. The objective of the present research was to analyze the scientific advances produced in research on renewable energy and energy production globally during the years 2019 and 2023. The purpose was to determine the current status and future trends in renewable energies in order to contribute to the scientific community by identifying potential risks and encouraging collaboration between authors, institutions, and countries. A bibliometric analysis was performed in the Scopus database using the keywords “renewable energies” and “energy production” within a search equation with a time limit of 2019 and 2023. Keyword co-occurrence and collaboration between authors and countries were performed with VOS Viewer software. It was determined, using per capita research analysis, that the leaders in this research were Cyprus, Denmark, Qatar, Norway, and Ireland. The leading institutions in this field of research are the Technical University of Denmark; Aalborg University; and the Ministry of Education, China. The predominant research topics were energy, engineering, and environmental sciences, related to energy sources such as biomass, hydrogen, or wave energy. The results described here have the potential to contribute to the scientific community, stimulating new research and identifying new needs in the existing literature.

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“…Currently carried out as a PhD project by Bohra (2020), the Qatar Energy System Model and Analysis Tool (QESMAT) is a long-term system to create a centralised model combining residential, commercial, industrial, transportation and agriculture sectors. This model balances the need for technology investment and export strategy at the nexus of power generation, water desalination, key industries, electric vehicles, and solar energy.…”

Section: Multi-sectoral Energy System Optimisation Modellingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying Qatar's Potential for Carbon Sequestration

Alsulaiti

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Optimising the role of solar PV in Qatar’s power sector

Cited by 7 publications

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A pathway to 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emission by 2030 using GIS-Based multi-criteria decision making for renewables, date palm (phoenix dactylifera), and carbon credits: a case for Qatar

A pathway to 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emission by 2030 using GIS-Based multi-criteria decision making for renewables, date palm (phoenix dactylifera), and carbon credits: a case for Qatar

Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Production: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Last Five Years

Identifying Qatar's Potential for Carbon Sequestration

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