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Existing and Emerging Solar PV Markets
Published in Peter F. Varadi, Frank Wouters, Allan R. Hoffman, Wolfgang Palz, Anil Cabraal, Richenda Van Leeuwen, The Sun is Rising in Africa and the Middle East, 2018
Peter F. Varadi, Frank Wouters, Allan R. Hoffman, Wolfgang Palz, Anil Cabraal, Richenda Van Leeuwen
Large-scale solar-powered desalination was discussed extensively at the 2013 World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Further, in 2015, Saudi Arabia, which depends on the desalination of seawater for 60% of its fresh water supply, announced that a 15 MW solar array would be used to supply 60,000 m3 of desalinated seawater daily to the city of Al Khafji. The array is part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park, which is scheduled to become, at 1,000 MW, the largest solar power plant in the Middle East in 2030. Many other countries are also examining the potential of solar-powered desalination, including Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, and even the United States. A 400 KW concentrating solar power system (parabolic troughs) is being tested in California’s Central Valley to desalinate and reuse agricultural runoff and other types of contaminated water, directly using the system’s collected thermal energy to drive distillation.
Solar energy development in the GCC region – a review on recent progress and opportunities
Published in International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 2022
Mena Maurice Farag, Ramesh C. Bansal
In addition, the Emirate of Dubai that is home to the massive Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is expected to have a total capacity of 5 GW upon its complete establishment at five phases by 2030 [23]. Presently, the 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park given by the name of Noor Energy 1, which comprises a total capacity of 950 MW. The phase consists of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technology and Photovoltaics, with 700 MW and 250 MW power capacity, respectively. Upon the expected completion of this phase in 2022, it is set to be the world’s leading CSP plant in the world [24]. The 5th phase expected to be completed in 2023 will be composed of a total capacity of 900 MW with the potential of further electrical capacity expansion. The project will employ the utilization of bifacial PV technologies and advanced solar tracking systems to maximize the total electrical efficiency for this project. Subsequently, the project will have the capability of feeding 270,000 residential homes and slash the carbon footprint by 1.18 MTons/year in the Emirate of Dubai. In overall, the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park aims to decrease the carbon emissions by 6.5 million tons by the year 2030 when reaching full generational capacity [25].