Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an oil-rich country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate in the country, and Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE. The country has the one of the highest per capita rates of CO2 CO 2 emission and water consumption...
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| description | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an oil-rich country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate in the country, and Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE. The country has the one of the highest per capita rates of CO2
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emission and water consumption in the world. Most of the water consumed is produced in desalination plants, which are energy intensive. The leadership of the country has made the bold decision to establish a renewable energy (RE) sector to diversify its energy sources and the economy as a whole. The Masdar Initiative was established to promote this objective. The government has established its first RE policy; the goal is to have 7% of power come from RE sources and technologies by 2020. This paper highlights the different RE projects of the Masdar Initiative, with particular emphasis on the power sector, and examines the new concentrated solar power (CSP) plants developed as part of the initiative. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1415302022-05-05T16:00:26Z Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges Mezher, Toufic Goldsmith, Daniel Choucri, Nazli The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is an oil-rich country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Dhabi is the largest emirate in the country, and Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE. The country has the one of the highest per capita rates of CO2 CO 2 emission and water consumption in the world. Most of the water consumed is produced in desalination plants, which are energy intensive. The leadership of the country has made the bold decision to establish a renewable energy (RE) sector to diversify its energy sources and the economy as a whole. The Masdar Initiative was established to promote this objective. The government has established its first RE policy; the goal is to have 7% of power come from RE sources and technologies by 2020. This paper highlights the different RE projects of the Masdar Initiative, with particular emphasis on the power sector, and examines the new concentrated solar power (CSP) plants developed as part of the initiative. 2022-04-03T04:29:15Z 2022-04-03T04:29:15Z 2011 Article https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000042 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141530 Mezher, T., Goldsmith, D., and Choucri, N. (2011). Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges. Journal of Energy Engineering, 137(4), 169–176. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000042 en_US Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf © American Society of Civil Engineers |
| spellingShingle | Mezher, Toufic Goldsmith, Daniel Choucri, Nazli Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges |
| title | Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges |
| title_full | Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges |
| title_short | Renewable energy in Abu Dhabi: Opportunities and challenges |
| title_sort | renewable energy in abu dhabi opportunities and challenges |
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