Renewable energy strategies to overcome power shortage in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Al-Din, Salar Salah Muhy; Kuzović, Duško; Iranfar, Maryam

doi:10.5937/industrija45-12770

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“…The problem was exacerbated by the economic downturn and political disputes between Kurdistan and Baghdad's central government. As a result, investments in the power sector, which were primarily based on producing power through none -conventional resources came to an abrupt halt [6]. As Kurdistan's energy supply is now mostly reliant on fossil fuels, gasoline and natural gas account for over 85% of total energy production.…”

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Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for a Villa at AVRO City in Duhok

Abdullah¹,

Ameen²

2023

(AREJ)

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The off-grid solar photovoltaic system is one of the promising technologies for generating friendly electricity. Duhok city suffers from energy shortages in that electricity comes from local generators to support national grid. The aim of the research is to eliminate local generators due to their high costs and noise levels. A photovoltaic (PV) solar system type (off-grid) was proposed for one villa in AVRO city Duhok. A calculation has been done to select size of the system and A PV Syst software was adopted to investigate the design of the proposed system and additionally examined the economic analysis as well as the net profit. The proposed system is used with an average electricity demand of 12.9 kW/day. A typical 3.3 kW PV system was determined to be able to meet the daily power requirements of an entire villa with 8 panels: two in series and four in parallel where each panel has a rating of 415W. The system includes 8 batteries of 12 V,200Ah, and a 5-kW inverter with MPPT tracker. The result shows that yearly average of the energy requirement of villa is 4728.9 kWh and energy available through Solar's panel is 5999 kWh/year.

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Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for a Villa at AVRO City in Duhok

Abdullah¹,

Ameen²

2023

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“…The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has witnessed a gigantic development in terms of building construction (Muhy Al-Din, et al, 2017;Shawkat, et al, 2018). Multi-story residential buildings have been remarkably observed in the city fabric and invaded the residential sector in the last decade.…”

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The Acoustic Performance Assessment in Residential High-Rises as a Salutogenic Approach in Design: Erbil – Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Case Study

Ali

2022

JSA

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The acoustic level in the building is one of the critical design criteria for the privacy and comfort of occupants in the approach of salutogenic design. This attempt to study noise levels in Erbil residential high-rises is hardly described in the literature. This study focuses on the noise level in high-rise residential buildings in Erbil, Iraq. A comparison between two famous residential towers in Erbil has been achieved to evaluate the noise level and find the acoustical advantages and disadvantages in those buildings. Analysis of the plans, direct measurement of sound level, and questionnaire, have been applied as primary sources, for this purpose through five channels (outer and inner noise sources analysis, identifying direct sound transmission, indirect flanking sound transmission, perception of the occupants' noise level, and empirical noise level finding). Secondary sources such as books, magazines, and credible internet sources, have been used too. The results demonstrated that commonly, the occupants in both buildings are suffering from acoustical discomfort. However, the shape and form of the building, its location, and construction material can create advantages for one building on another in terms of acoustic results. the result of the current paper can help the designers to take a good design decisions in the future in the region of the study.

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“…The Kurdistan Region of Iraq is also subject to the same problems. Because it was only able to generate electricity for 12 hours a day in 2017, the Iraqi government has paid increased attention to renewable energy, but has failed to produce results due to political turmoil and an unsustainable economy [12]. Unfortunately, the Iraqi Kurdistan Region derives much of its electricity needs from fossil fuels, accounting for 85% of all electricity generated, while the other 15% is generated by two hydroelectric stations.…”

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Multi Criteria Decision Analysis Technique for Solar Power Sites Selection in Duhok Governorate – Iraq

Ibrahim

2021

Preprint

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Fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy, used particularly in developing countries. There are insufficient fossil fuels and their availability is gradually declining. This leads to a steady increase in prices. Renewable energy is clean, cost-effective and limitless. The considerable population growth and industrial growth have made the construction of solar power plants essential in developing countries. The study used Boolean logical-AHP techniques to select a suitable site for solar power in Duhok Governorate. The result indicated that 68.5% of the area in the governorate of Duhok is available for solar power station construction, especially the most appropriate zone which has 132.2 sq. km and can provide more than 8000 megawatts of solar energy. Most of the appropriate areas are in the south and southwest regions of the governorate, located mostly in the districts of Bardarash, Shekhan and Semel, situated between the major cities of Mosul, Erbil and Duhok. These locations can supply a significant amount of clean, renewable energy for these areas.

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Renewable energy strategies to overcome power shortage in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to investigate the possibility of applying renewable energy strategies in Kurdistan Region

Cited by 8 publications

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Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for a Villa at AVRO City in Duhok

Off-Grid Photovoltaic System for a Villa at AVRO City in Duhok

The Acoustic Performance Assessment in Residential High-Rises as a Salutogenic Approach in Design: Erbil – Kurdistan Region of Iraq as a Case Study

Multi Criteria Decision Analysis Technique for Solar Power Sites Selection in Duhok Governorate – Iraq

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