Solar energy in Jordan: current state and prospects

Hrayshat, Eyad S.; Al-Soud, Mohammed S.

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2003.10.005

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“…its dependence on foreign energy supply [2][3][4]. Solar energy as one of the most important sources of renewable energy, obtains increasing attention in Jordan.…”

Section: Financial and Economic Analysis Of 75 Mw Photovoltaic Projecmentioning

confidence: 99%

Financial and Economic Analysis of 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan

Al-Soud¹,

Alsafasfeh²

2015

JEPE

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Jordan has a good natural potential for solar energy source. To reach at economic practicability of solar energy sources, Jordan needs to accelerate the development of the national photovoltaic projects. The economic and financial analysis of the 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan is presented in this paper. Comparing analysis considers, seven different scenarios regarding the type of the modules and of the mounting system as well as three different cases to further evaluate the effects of land requirements based on an equivalent installed capacity. Based on the analyzed scenarios, it was found that the project will serve as a "fuel saver", as the energy generated at the Jordan Photovoltaic Project replaces energy generated at the thermal plant with the highest variable costs in the grid. This replacement has it, which avoids the CO 2 emissions associated with thermal generation, as the further advantage.

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“…its dependence on foreign energy supply [2][3][4]. Solar energy as one of the most important sources of renewable energy, obtains increasing attention in Jordan.…”

Section: Financial and Economic Analysis Of 75 Mw Photovoltaic Projecmentioning

confidence: 99%

Financial and Economic Analysis of 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan

Al-Soud¹,

Alsafasfeh²

2015

JEPE

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“…Oil shale reserves are estimated to be 40,000 million tonnes, containing 4,000 million tonnes of oil (Jaber et al, 1999), but exploitation of this potential will depend upon agreements between MEMR and private companies still to be established, and most importantly, on the trend of world oil prices. Table 1 presents a summary energy balance of Jordan, with forecasts to 2010 (Hrayshat and Al-Soud, 2004). The country's target for the next five years is to increase the share of RE to 200,000 toe, which would represent 5% of total energy consumption.…”

Section: Energy Balancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Jordan, the average insolation intensity on horizontal surface is about 5-7 kWh/m 2 /day, one of the highest in the world (Hrayshat and Al-Soud, 2004). The solar water-heating industry in the country is well developed.…”

Section: Solar Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of Renewable Energy Situation in Jordan

Hrayshat

2007

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy

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Jordan, like most developing countries, has problems, constraints, and difficulties that mandate increasing renewable energy (RE) technology utilization. The most effective argument in favor of the adoption of RE technologies in Jordan is that its lack of conventional energy sources is complemented by abundant RE resources. Because RE technologies are not complex, require less operating and maintenance costs and are inherently more environmentally benign than conventional energy sources foster their consideration by energy policy makers as essential components of the national energy balance.The most prudent approach to address this strategic issue is to alleviate the problems, constrains, and difficulties associated with each of the above-mentioned influencing factors. This paper analyzes the current energy situation in Jordan, and discuses the importance of increasing the role of RE technologies in the energy mix. It also discusses some success stories in the RE technologies domain, analyzes the barriers affecting their development, and suggests future courses of action in order to attain their maximum utilization potential. It is believed that this paper will benefit energy policy makers in Jordan, as well as in other developing countries.

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“…Jordan is a country rich in renewable energy sources (RES), namely wind and solar. Several studies have shown a high potential for the economically viable utilization of both wind [5], [6] and [7] and solar power [5], [8] and [9]. In some cases the payback period for wind power was as low as 6 [10] and for solar power as low as 2.3 years [11].…”

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The influence of reverse osmosis desalination in a combination with pump storage on the penetration of wind and PV energy: A case study for Jordan

Novosel

Ćosić

Krajačić

et al. 2014

Energy

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Water resources are a crucial problem for a number of arid countries. One possible solution for this issue is the implementation of desalination but its utilization can greatly increase the demand for electricity. An important concept for a wide scale implementation of desalination is the integration of water and energy resources. Jordan is currently one of the most water deprived countries in the world. It is also a country very rich in renewable energy sources but almost no utilization of that potential. A combination of desalination, pump storage that utilize the produced brine and renewable energy sources could solve both issues. The desalination plants could produce enough water to ensure the supply for Jordan's ever growing population while the use of wind and solar power could provide much needed electricity and reduce the need for imported fossil fuels as well as CO2 emissions. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the impact of desalination in a combination with pump storage that utilizes the produced brine on the penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources in an energy system. The analysis has been conducted on a case study for the country of Jordan using the EnergyPLAN advanced energy system analyses tool.

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Solar energy in Jordan: current state and prospects

Cited by 48 publications

References 11 publications

Financial and Economic Analysis of 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan

Financial and Economic Analysis of 75 MW Photovoltaic Project for Jordan

Analysis of Renewable Energy Situation in Jordan

The influence of reverse osmosis desalination in a combination with pump storage on the penetration of wind and PV energy: A case study for Jordan

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