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Table 1
Mean yearly solar radiation in GCCC [13].
| Country | Bahrain E 50°48′ N 26°18′ |
KSA E 50°30′ N 26°36′ |
UAE E 54°48′ N 25°00′ |
Kuwait E 48°18′ N 29°12′ |
Oman E 50°55′ N 21°31′ |
Qatar E 51°18′ N 26°12′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Solar Radiation (kWh/m2) | 2,180 [17] | 2,200 [17] | 2,285 [17] | 2,150 [17] | 2,350 [17] | 2,113 [17] |
| Average daily Solar Radiation (kWh/m2) | 5,180 [19] | 5,670 [19] | 6,300 [17] | 5,990 [19] | 5,410 [19] | 5,260 [19] |
| Average daily Sunshine hours | 9.2 [19] | 8.7 [19] | 9.7 [19] | 8.9 [19] | 9.6 [19] | 9.3 [19] |
| Average daily solar power density (W/m2) | 563.0 | 651.7 | 649.5 | 673.0 | 563.5 | 565.6 |
| Average daily wind power densities (W/m2) | 299.9 [7] | 277.6 [7] | 120.8 [7] | 162.5 [7] | 120 [26] | 274.7 [7] |
| Ratio of Solar Power density to Wind power density | 1.88 | 2.34 | 5.38 | 4.14 | 4.70 | 2.06 |
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