Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations

<p dir="ltr">This study presents an analysis of the current electricity supply grid in Qatar and investigates the potential of integrating various renewable energy sources (RES) into the grid. The hourly demand profile for electricity, cooling, and freshwater is used to investigate t...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Eric C. Okonkwo (14151060) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Ifeoluwa Wole-Osho (14151315) (author), Olusola Bamisile (11546969) (author), Muhammad Abid (2154517) (author), Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268) (author)
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Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268)
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Ifeoluwa Wole-Osho (14151315)
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Ifeoluwa Wole-Osho (14151315)
Olusola Bamisile (11546969)
Muhammad Abid (2154517)
Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268)
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Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Environmental sciences
Pollution and contamination
Renewable energy sources
Wind
PV
CSP
EnergyPLAN
Carbon emissions
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description <p dir="ltr">This study presents an analysis of the current electricity supply grid in Qatar and investigates the potential of integrating various renewable energy sources (RES) into the grid. The hourly demand profile for electricity, cooling, and freshwater is used to investigate the impact of wind turbines, photovoltaics, and concentrated solar power integration on the environmental emissions and total annual cost of the systems. A one-year dynamic analysis based on an hourly time step is conducted using the EnergyPLAN tool. The results show that large-scale installations of renewable energy technologies can decrease the emission rate from electricity production at a relatively lower cost. A reference case scenario representing the current state of affairs along with six other cases representing various single and hybrid renewable energy combinations for integration into the electricity supply is presented in terms of their ability to avoid excess electricity production. The eighth case scenario presents a hypothetical electricity demand for the year 2025. The results show that increasing the share of RES in electricity production is possible by as much as 80%. The optimum cases for the deployment of wind, photovoltaic (PV), and concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage technologies presented a 28.3%, 23.4%, and 38.2% share to electricity produced, respectively. The market economic simulation shows that the total annual cost for some of the scenarios that integrated renewable energy was lower than that of the reference case currently deployed in the country.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121310" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121310</a></p>
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spelling Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitationsEric C. Okonkwo (14151060)Ifeoluwa Wole-Osho (14151315)Olusola Bamisile (11546969)Muhammad Abid (2154517)Tareq Al-Ansari (9872268)EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectronics, sensors and digital hardwareEnvironmental sciencesPollution and contaminationRenewable energy sourcesWindPVCSPEnergyPLANCarbon emissions<p dir="ltr">This study presents an analysis of the current electricity supply grid in Qatar and investigates the potential of integrating various renewable energy sources (RES) into the grid. The hourly demand profile for electricity, cooling, and freshwater is used to investigate the impact of wind turbines, photovoltaics, and concentrated solar power integration on the environmental emissions and total annual cost of the systems. A one-year dynamic analysis based on an hourly time step is conducted using the EnergyPLAN tool. The results show that large-scale installations of renewable energy technologies can decrease the emission rate from electricity production at a relatively lower cost. A reference case scenario representing the current state of affairs along with six other cases representing various single and hybrid renewable energy combinations for integration into the electricity supply is presented in terms of their ability to avoid excess electricity production. The eighth case scenario presents a hypothetical electricity demand for the year 2025. The results show that increasing the share of RES in electricity production is possible by as much as 80%. The optimum cases for the deployment of wind, photovoltaic (PV), and concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage technologies presented a 28.3%, 23.4%, and 38.2% share to electricity produced, respectively. The market economic simulation shows that the total annual cost for some of the scenarios that integrated renewable energy was lower than that of the reference case currently deployed in the country.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121310" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.121310</a></p>2021-11-15T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.energy.2021.121310https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Grid_integration_of_renewable_energy_in_Qatar_Potentials_and_limitations/24433174CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/244331742021-11-15T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
Eric C. Okonkwo (14151060)
Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Environmental sciences
Pollution and contamination
Renewable energy sources
Wind
PV
CSP
EnergyPLAN
Carbon emissions
status_str publishedVersion
title Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
title_full Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
title_fullStr Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
title_full_unstemmed Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
title_short Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
title_sort Grid integration of renewable energy in Qatar: Potentials and limitations
topic Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Environmental sciences
Pollution and contamination
Renewable energy sources
Wind
PV
CSP
EnergyPLAN
Carbon emissions