Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector
With power plants in Saudi Arabia consuming 27% of the kingdom's oil and 100% of its natural gas, a host of strategic projects are under way to boost the prominence of alterative resources in the overall mix. The nation is targeting 54 GW of renewable energy and 17 GW of nuclear power by 2040.
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| author | Damoom, Mohammed M. Hashim, Suhairul Aljohani, Mohammed S. Saleh, Muneer Aziz |
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| description | With power plants in Saudi Arabia consuming 27% of the kingdom's oil and 100% of its natural gas, a host of strategic projects are under way to boost the prominence of alterative resources in the overall mix. The nation is targeting 54 GW of renewable energy and 17 GW of nuclear power by 2040. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-843722019-12-28T01:55:29Z http://eprints.utm.my/84372/ Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector Damoom, Mohammed M. Hashim, Suhairul Aljohani, Mohammed S. Saleh, Muneer Aziz TP Chemical technology With power plants in Saudi Arabia consuming 27% of the kingdom's oil and 100% of its natural gas, a host of strategic projects are under way to boost the prominence of alterative resources in the overall mix. The nation is targeting 54 GW of renewable energy and 17 GW of nuclear power by 2040. Elsevier Inc. 2018-05 Article PeerReviewed Damoom, Mohammed M. and Hashim, Suhairul and Aljohani, Mohammed S. and Saleh, Muneer Aziz (2018) Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector. Electricity Journal, 31 (4). pp. 20-28. ISSN 1040-6190 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2018.05.005 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Damoom, Mohammed M. Hashim, Suhairul Aljohani, Mohammed S. Saleh, Muneer Aziz Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector |
| title | Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector |
| title_full | Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector |
| title_fullStr | Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector |
| title_short | Adding sustainable sources to the Saudi Arabian electricity sector |
| title_sort | adding sustainable sources to the saudi arabian electricity sector |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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