A Review on Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar Water Heating Systems in the Middle East

Dehghan, Mehran; Pfeiffer, Carlos F.; Rakhshani, Elyas; Bakhshi‐Jafarabadi, Reza

doi:10.3390/en14164944

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“…The study serves as evidence based on the examination of the technical and economic viability of wind power production by calculating the performance of the power generation system, as well as the economic basis for investment in such a capability. The approach is particularly useful when applied to evaluating renewable energy systems for a specific region or country [46][47][48][49][50].…”

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Techno-Economic Analysis and Modelling of the Feasibility of Wind Energy in Kuwait

Khajah

Philbin

2022

Clean Technol.

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There continues to be significant attention and investment in wind power generation, which can supply a high percentage of the global demand for renewable energy if harvested efficiently. The research study is based on a techno-economic analysis of the feasibility of implementing wind power generation in Kuwait for 105 MW of electricity generation based on 50 wind turbines, which is a major requirement for clean energy. The study focused on three main areas of analysis and numerical modelling using the RETScreen software tool. The first area involved evaluating the performance and efficacy of generating wind power by collecting, analysing, and modelling data on observed wind levels, wind turbine operation, and wind power generation. The second area comprised an environmental impact report to assess the environmental benefits of implementing wind power. The third area involved economic analysis of installing wind power in Kuwait. The analysis was undertaken to determine the energy recovery time for wind energy and determine the mitigation of global warming and pollution levels, the decrease of toxic emissions, and any cost savings from implementing clean energy systems in Kuwait. Additionally, sensitivity analysis was undertaken to determine the impact of certain variables in the modelling process. The results were used to estimate that the energy price would be $0.053 per kWh for a power generation capacity of 105 MWh based on an initial cost of US $168 million and O&M of $5 million for 214,000 MWh of electricity exported to the grid. Moreover, the wind turbine farm will potentially avoid the emission of approximately 1.8 million t of carbon dioxide per year, thereby saving about $9 million over 20 years spent through installing carbon capture systems for conventional power plants. The wind farm is estimated to have a payback time of 9.1 years.

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Techno-Economic Analysis and Modelling of the Feasibility of Wind Energy in Kuwait

Khajah

Philbin

2022

Clean Technol.

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“…These finally ensure the performance analysis of the chosen technology configuration which aims to authenticate that the use of SIPH in textile industries is a technologically feasible option. Now that the information about thermal energy need is known and the cost of energy producing materials/accessories are available, it is possible to use a standard protocol for financial analysis [15,16,32]. The use of a standard model [27] enables us to calculate the levelized cost of useful thermal energy for yarn production/fabric processing for all the chosen locations of varying abundance in available solar radiation.…”

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“…Unless the prescribed solar thermal technology is proven to be financially rewarding to the textile industries, advocacy in favor of employment of solar technology to replace the existing ones will turn out to be a futile exercise. This has enticed a number of workers to conduct technoeconomic assessment of solar thermal systems for various kinds of process heating [15,16,32]. However, modeling the technoeconomics of implementing SIPH for yarn production/fabric processing by textile industries is yet to be integrated with decision support systems in the act of technology diversification in Indian textile industries.…”

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“…The idea of replacing conventional energy by renewable energy sources is not new; it has emanated since the global oil crisis became dominant in the 1970s [5][6][7][8]. The use of solar energy for various commercial needs and the evolution of potential technology for effectively harnessing the capability of clean solar energy to meet the electrical and thermal energy without furtherance of environmental threat are discussed by earlier workers [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Mathematical modeling has established that integrating solar energy for process heating in the dairy industry is technically feasible and becomes an attractive proposition if a high-performance vacuum tube collector is used and diffuse radiation is effectively collected [11].…”

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Economics of Implementing Solar Thermal Heating Systems in the Textile Industry

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This paper analyzes the potential of solar thermal systems for being employed for process heating in cotton-based textile industries. The technological capability of a flat plate collector (FPC) to meet the solar industrial process heating (SIPH) requirement in yarn production is assessed. Moreover, the usability of a parabolic trough collector (PTC) in meeting the technological mandates of SIPH in fabric processing units is critically examined. Further, this paper reports the findings of a study on the potential cost advantage of solar process heating over the conventional process heating practices in cotton-based textile industries. The approach involves the selection of the locations of sample textile industries and the employable solar collector technologies, as well as assessment of financial reward, if any. Eight different cotton-based textile industries located in different geographical domains (in India) are selected. The selected textile industries are situated within the textile hubs existing in different states across India. Analysis of technoeconomic benefit derivable in selected textile industries using FPC for hot water generation and PTC for steam generation is presented. In the case of FPC-based SIPH systems, the maximum value of solar fraction is estimated to be 0.30 and the corresponding estimation for the levelized cost of useful thermal energy (LCUTE) delivered comes out as INR 790/GJ to INR 1020/GJ. On the other hand, in case of parabolic-trough-solar-concentrator-based SIPH systems, LCUTE is estimated in the range of INR 1030/GJ to INR 1610/GJ. From a critical analysis of financial viability in consideration of related factors such as payback time and return on investment in SIPH, it appears that the SIPH systems for hot water generation may be a good choice, whereas SIPH systems for steam generation are seen to have longer payback periods and lower returns on investment, and, therefore, it seems that adequate financial support from central and state governments with additional supports from bilateral or multilateral organizations may enable them to become a sustainable technology option.

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“…Frontiers in Environmental Science frontiersin.org Frontiers in Environmental Science frontiersin.org the national network (Anduła and Heim, 2020;Ghosh, 2020;Dehghan et al, 2021). On a larger scale, on-site energy generation can reduce the costs of energy transmittance from central generation plants (Attoye et al, 2017;Ghosh, 2020).…”

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Functionalizing building envelopes for greening and solar energy: Between theory and the practice in Egypt

Marzouk

Salheen

Fischer

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The building sector is one of the most resource-intensive industries. In Egypt, buildings consume 60% of electricity, produce 8% of CO2 emissions, and anthropize agricultural land, peri-urban and urban landscapes. To compensate for these consumption patterns, building envelopes can become productive in terms of greening and energy production. This encompasses the implementation of productive building systems that include (a) greening systems such as building-integrated vegetation and agriculture systems and (b) solar energy systems such as building-applied and integrated photovoltaics. For Egypt, the transformation toward more productive buildings still lacks a holistic understanding of their status and implementation requirements. This paper undergoes a comprehensive analysis of the two systems’ classifications, benefits, challenges, and implementation aspects based on a thorough assessment of 121 studies and 20 reports addressing them. This is coupled with a contextual analysis using questionnaires (n = 35) and semi-structured interviews (n = 13) with Egyptian experts and suppliers. Results showed that a large variety of systems is studied in literature and exists in the local market. Among the most purchased productive building systems in the Egyptian market, according to experts, are hydroponics (selected by 75% of respondents), planter boxes/pots (50%), roof-mounted photovoltaic panels (95%), and solar water heaters (55%). The main benefits of greening and solar energy systems are identified as enjoying the greenery view (95%) and reducing energy expenses (100%), respectively. The high initial cost was considered the main barrier for both systems. Multiple commonalities between the two systems in terms of spatial and environmental applicability aspects (e.g., accessibility and safety, net useable area, sun exposure, wind exposure) and environmental performance aspects (e.g., energy demand and emissions reduction, heat flow reduction) were identified. Lastly, we highlight the importance of analyzing integrated solutions that make use of the identified synergies between the systems and maximize the production potentials.

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A Review on Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar Water Heating Systems in the Middle East

Cited by 18 publications

References 89 publications

Techno-Economic Analysis and Modelling of the Feasibility of Wind Energy in Kuwait

Techno-Economic Analysis and Modelling of the Feasibility of Wind Energy in Kuwait

Economics of Implementing Solar Thermal Heating Systems in the Textile Industry

Functionalizing building envelopes for greening and solar energy: Between theory and the practice in Egypt

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