Enhancing renewable energy in the Arab States of the Gulf: Constraints &amp; efforts

Patlitzianas, Konstantinos D.; Doukas, Haris; Psarras, John

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2005.08.018

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“…The integration of volatile electricity generation into existing power systems is sometimes suggested as a problem in the GCC, just as elsewhere in the world [22,43]. Although the fit between solar power generation and electricity demand is good on a seasonal scale, the Gulf countries have two demand-peaks per day: one during the afternoon, when it is hottest, and one at night after sundown, when the humidity rises in the coastal cities.…”

Section: Integration Of Intermittent Generationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Five principal barriers identified have been in literature (esp. [12,16,17,22,26,29,30,48,49]), of which the first three points are related to rentierism and the resource-dependence of the political and economic system of the Gulf states:…”

Section: Barriers To Expansion Of Renewables In the Gulf Cooperation mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Until recently, none of the GCC countries had a renewables support scheme in place [12,17] and the overall quality of energy legislation in general is "actually very poor" [22]. In Abu Dhabi, the Shams 1 CSP station is financed with a feed-in tariff [26], whereas Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have tendering schemes in progress [43].…”

Section: Energy Subsidies and Inefficient Bureaucracy: Rentierismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A number of authors move from the technical realm towards policy, and this body of research has identified four main drivers for a renewable energy expansion in the GCC (e.g., [7,10,12,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]): 1) Renewables could help to satisfy the rapidly increasing energy and electricity demand in the GCC, which is driven by economic and population growth, and by an increasing need for water desalination; 2) Renewables would diversify the domestic energy mix and free fossil fuel resources for more profitable export; 3) A renewable energy manufacturing industry, especially for currently immature but highly promising technologies (e.g., CSP), is an option to diversify the GCC economies, attain technological leadership and create new high-quality jobs outside the fossil fuel sector, or to offer a new energy export commodity; 4) Expanding renewables would reduce the climate footprint of the GCC countries.…”

Section: Drivers For Renewable Energy In the Gulf Cooperation Councilmentioning

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Barriers, Risks and Policies for Renewables in the Gulf States

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2015

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Abstract:The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have both large fossil fuel resources and vast renewable energy potentials. Here, we investigate in a literature meta-analysis and a survey, whether there is a need for renewables in the GCC, what barriers and risks presently deter investments, and what possible policy-solutions could be. We find that there is a long-term need for renewables, to diversify the economy and prepare for a post-fossil fuel era. In the short term, two main obstacles deter investments: inefficient bureaucracy, and the combination of fossil fuel/electricity subsidies and the absence of renewable energy support. Removing fossil fuel and consumption subsidies or introducing a support scheme could make investments in renewables profitable. Eliminating energy subsidies appears particularly beneficial to the economic outlook but this seems particularly difficult to implement, due to the political economy of rentier states. Increased bureaucratic transparency and efficiency is needed, so that potentially attractive investments can rapidly and predictably obtain the necessary permissions. Hence, the administrative and economic environment for renewable energy investments in the GCC is not right today, and no breakthrough is on the horizon, but there is a range of policy solutions to enable investments in the future.

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Barriers, Risks and Policies for Renewables in the Gulf States

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2015

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“…The GCC collectively produced higher CO2 emissions than EU-25 and Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries on both a per capita and per GDP basis Patlitzianas et al (2006). As such, the general thought among international analysts and observers is that there is considerable scope for the GCC group to contribute to global emission reductions via energy efficiency improvement and/or development of renewable energies.…”

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Analyzing Long-run Relationship between Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Naser

2017

E3S Web Conf.

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Since the relation between energy consumption and economic growth is important to design effective energy policies that will promote economic growth, this study investigates the short run dynamics and causality among energy consumption, co2 emissions, oil prices and economic growth in Kingdom of Bahrain. To do so, annual data that covers the period from 1960 till 2015. Empirical work tests for unit root, co-integration relationship using Johansen (1988) approach and then estimate both long and short run dynamics using the vector error correction model (VECM). Results indicate that there is a long-run relationship between the suggested variables.Since economic growth has a predictive power to estimate the energy demand of Kingdom of Bahrain, it is recommended that the government of Bahrain and policy designers shed the light on energy efficiency strategies and carbon emissions reduction policy in the long run without impeding economic growth in order to move towards sustainability.

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Enhancing renewable energy in the Arab States of the Gulf: Constraints & efforts

Cited by 76 publications

References 36 publications

Barriers, Risks and Policies for Renewables in the Gulf States

Barriers, Risks and Policies for Renewables in the Gulf States

Analyzing Long-run Relationship between Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Grid Integration of Quasi‐Z Source Based PV Multilevel Inverter

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