Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha
This paper explores the potential of rooftop solar PV to meet the electricity demand in the urban areas of Abha city, Saudi Arabia (KSA), minimising imports from the grid. A localised energy system for Abha is proposed that considers two types of loads: (i) residential loads with a monthly aggregate...
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| description | This paper explores the potential of rooftop solar PV to meet the electricity demand in the urban areas of Abha city, Saudi Arabia (KSA), minimising imports from the grid. A localised energy system for Abha is proposed that considers two types of loads: (i) residential loads with a monthly aggregated energy consumption of 172,440 MWh and an electric demand of 239.5 MW, and (ii) commercial loads with a monthly aggregated energy consumption of 179,280 MWh and an electric demand of 249 MW. The grid currently supplies this load. This paper proposes a PV development planning tool for residential and commercial areas to calculate the total PV production for each type of load to achieve a balanced energy area, considering (i) the number of buildings, (ii) the type of load, (iii) the peak load, and (iv) the total PV array area in m<sup>2</sup> per building. The results of the modelling study using real data demonstrate that the anticipated total PV production in residential and commercial areas is sufficient to meet local peak demand, and there is an excess of power that can either be stored locally or exported to the grid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4b216daf3834980a7fe03b531a35f152023-11-18T07:47:07ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-05-011611431010.3390/en16114310Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of AbhaAbdullah Shaher0Saad Alqahtani1Ali Garada2Liana Cipcigan3School of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UKSchool of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UKSchool of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UKSchool of Engineering, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 3AA, UKThis paper explores the potential of rooftop solar PV to meet the electricity demand in the urban areas of Abha city, Saudi Arabia (KSA), minimising imports from the grid. A localised energy system for Abha is proposed that considers two types of loads: (i) residential loads with a monthly aggregated energy consumption of 172,440 MWh and an electric demand of 239.5 MW, and (ii) commercial loads with a monthly aggregated energy consumption of 179,280 MWh and an electric demand of 249 MW. The grid currently supplies this load. This paper proposes a PV development planning tool for residential and commercial areas to calculate the total PV production for each type of load to achieve a balanced energy area, considering (i) the number of buildings, (ii) the type of load, (iii) the peak load, and (iv) the total PV array area in m<sup>2</sup> per building. The results of the modelling study using real data demonstrate that the anticipated total PV production in residential and commercial areas is sufficient to meet local peak demand, and there is an excess of power that can either be stored locally or exported to the grid.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/11/4310solar energy (PV)rooftop PVbuildingsplanning toolKSAresidential and commercial communities |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Shaher Saad Alqahtani Ali Garada Liana Cipcigan Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha Energies solar energy (PV) rooftop PV buildings planning tool KSA residential and commercial communities |
| title | Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha |
| title_full | Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha |
| title_fullStr | Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha |
| title_short | Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic in Saudi Arabia to Supply Electricity Demand in Localised Urban Areas: A Study of the City of Abha |
| title_sort | rooftop solar photovoltaic in saudi arabia to supply electricity demand in localised urban areas a study of the city of abha |
| topic | solar energy (PV) rooftop PV buildings planning tool KSA residential and commercial communities |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/11/4310 |
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