Issue |
Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.
Volume 7, 2022
Achieving Zero Carbon Emission by 2030
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Article Number | 4 | |
Number of page(s) | 12 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/rees/2021034 | |
Published online | 06 January 2022 |
Research Article
The Transition in Solar and Wind Energy Use in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCCC)
1
College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Kingdom of Bahrain
2
College of Science, University of Bahrain, PO Box 32038, Kingdom of Bahrain
3
College of Higher Studies, Arabian Gulf University, PO Box 26671, Kingdom of Bahrain
* e-mail: nalaser@uob.edu.bh
Received:
7
July
2021
Received in final form:
14
September
2021
Accepted:
14
September
2021
The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries (GCCC) are largely engaged in renewable energy compared to other sources of energy for achieving sustainable development, i.e., maintaining balance between environmental, socio-economic and energy security and governance; this include mitigating climate change, reducing air pollution, improving energy access and enhancing energy security. According to IRENA report, by 2030, the GCCC could save 354 million barrels of oil equivalent (a 23% reduction), create more than 220,500 jobs, reduce the power sector's carbon dioxide emissions by 22%, and cut water withdrawal in the power sector by 17% based on the renewables targets already in place. The GCCC have been undertaking renewable energy projects for more than 30 years but recently a trend for increasingly ambitious projects is being witnessed. These are being supported by renewable energy targets, innovative research and development, and investments across the entire industry value chain. The renewable energy targets in GCCC are as follows: Bahrain; 5% by 2025 (250 MW) and 10% by 2035, UAE; 30% by 2030 (5000 MW), KSA; 30% by 2040 (5400 MW), Oman 10 by 2020 (600 MW), Kuwait; 15% by 2030 (11,000 MW) and Qatar; 20% by 2030 (1800 MW). The paper highlight on the vast investment and applications carried in GCCC which can be considered as a transition phase in solar and wind energy use in these countries. It also suggests advantageous investments in sustainability in GCCC like investing in Electric Vehicle, Building Integrated PV or Building Integrated Wind Turbine, Rooftop PV for small −scale installation, and Solar and Wind Water Desalination.
© N.W. Alnaser et al., Published by EDP Sciences, 2021
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