Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar

<div><p>Renewable energy sources and sustainability have been attracting increased focus and development worldwide. Qatar is no exception, as it has ambitious plans to deploy renewable energy sources on a mass scale. Qatar may also investigate initiating and permitting the deployment of...

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Main Author: Omar Alrawi (18060856) (author)
Other Authors: Islam Safak Bayram (18421482) (author), Muammer Koc (16078064) (author), Sami G. Al-Ghamdi (792755) (author)
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Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
solar energy
battery storage
self-consumption
economic viability
electricity prices
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description <div><p>Renewable energy sources and sustainability have been attracting increased focus and development worldwide. Qatar is no exception, as it has ambitious plans to deploy renewable energy sources on a mass scale. Qatar may also investigate initiating and permitting the deployment of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems for residential households. Therefore, a research gap has been introduced regarding the system design, grid compatibility, economic viability, and energy consumption produced from household rooftop PV systems. Additionally, the lack of supporting policies and a feed-in tariff creates further research and development topics. Therefore, using collected data regarding household power consumption and rooftop PV generation, the purposes of this research study are as follows: (1) determining the economic aspects and practicality of using energy storage systems for self-consumption values; and (2) evaluating the economic viability of rooftop PV systems under different policies and electricity rate schemes. The insights of the results of this study can serve as a stepping stone for decisions and policymakers regarding the application of rooftop PV systems in Qatar. This study utilizes empirical evidence and an economic model to evaluate rooftop PV systems in Qatar and can also be applicable in the middle east region. A few studies in the region produce complementary results, which further supports our findings; however, what makes this paper unique is the use of different economic tools and real collected data while investigating multiple economic and energy policy scenarios.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Energies<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15093040" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15093040</a></p>
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spelling Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in QatarOmar Alrawi (18060856)Islam Safak Bayram (18421482)Muammer Koc (16078064)Sami G. Al-Ghamdi (792755)EngineeringControl engineering, mechatronics and roboticsElectrical engineeringElectronics, sensors and digital hardwaresolar energybattery storageself-consumptioneconomic viabilityelectricity prices<div><p>Renewable energy sources and sustainability have been attracting increased focus and development worldwide. Qatar is no exception, as it has ambitious plans to deploy renewable energy sources on a mass scale. Qatar may also investigate initiating and permitting the deployment of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems for residential households. Therefore, a research gap has been introduced regarding the system design, grid compatibility, economic viability, and energy consumption produced from household rooftop PV systems. Additionally, the lack of supporting policies and a feed-in tariff creates further research and development topics. Therefore, using collected data regarding household power consumption and rooftop PV generation, the purposes of this research study are as follows: (1) determining the economic aspects and practicality of using energy storage systems for self-consumption values; and (2) evaluating the economic viability of rooftop PV systems under different policies and electricity rate schemes. The insights of the results of this study can serve as a stepping stone for decisions and policymakers regarding the application of rooftop PV systems in Qatar. This study utilizes empirical evidence and an economic model to evaluate rooftop PV systems in Qatar and can also be applicable in the middle east region. A few studies in the region produce complementary results, which further supports our findings; however, what makes this paper unique is the use of different economic tools and real collected data while investigating multiple economic and energy policy scenarios.</p><p> </p></div><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Energies<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15093040" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15093040</a></p>2022-04-21T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3390/en15093040https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Economic_Viability_of_Rooftop_Photovoltaic_Systems_and_Energy_Storage_Systems_in_Qatar/25663854CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/256638542022-04-21T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
Omar Alrawi (18060856)
Engineering
Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
solar energy
battery storage
self-consumption
economic viability
electricity prices
status_str publishedVersion
title Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
title_full Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
title_fullStr Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
title_full_unstemmed Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
title_short Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
title_sort Economic Viability of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems and Energy Storage Systems in Qatar
topic Engineering
Control engineering, mechatronics and robotics
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
solar energy
battery storage
self-consumption
economic viability
electricity prices