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Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries

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  • J. Sadhik Basha

    (Process Engineering Program, Engineering Department, International Maritime College Oman (IMCO), P.O. Box 532, PC 322 Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Oman)

  • Tahereh Jafary

    (Process Engineering Program, Engineering Department, International Maritime College Oman (IMCO), P.O. Box 532, PC 322 Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Oman)

  • Ranjit Vasudevan

    (Process Engineering Program, Engineering Department, International Maritime College Oman (IMCO), P.O. Box 532, PC 322 Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Oman)

  • Jahanzeb Khan Bahadur

    (Process Engineering Program, Engineering Department, International Maritime College Oman (IMCO), P.O. Box 532, PC 322 Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Oman)

  • Muna Al Ajmi

    (Process Engineering Program, Engineering Department, International Maritime College Oman (IMCO), P.O. Box 532, PC 322 Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Oman)

  • Aadil Al Neyadi

    (Process Engineering Program, Engineering Department, International Maritime College Oman (IMCO), P.O. Box 532, PC 322 Falaj Al Qabail, Sohar, Oman)

  • Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, Glocal University, Delhi-Yamunotri Marg, SH-57, Mirzapur Pole, Saharanpur 247121, Uttar Pradesh, India)

  • MA Mujtaba

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Abrar Hussain

    (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Ehitajate Tee 5, 12616 Tallinn, Estonia)

  • Waqar Ahmed

    (Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (Mjiit), UTM Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
    Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia)

  • Kiran Shahapurkar

    (School of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama 1888, Ethiopia)

  • S. M. Ashrafur Rahman

    (Biofuel Engine Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia)

  • I. M. Rizwanul Fattah

    (Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW), Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia)

Abstract

This critical review report highlights the enormous potentiality and availability of renewable energy sources in the Gulf region. The earth suffers from extreme air pollution, climate changes, and extreme problems due to the enormous usage of underground carbon resources applications materialized in industrial, transport, and domestic sectors. The countries under Gulf Cooperation Council, i.e., Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, mainly explore those underground carbon resources for crude oil extraction and natural gas production. As a nonrenewable resource, these are bound to be exhausted in the near future. Hence, this review discusses the importance and feasibility of renewable sources in the Gulf region to persuade the scientific community to launch and explore renewable sources to obtain the maximum benefit in electric power generation. In most parts of the Gulf region, solar and wind energy sources are abundantly available. However, attempts to harness those resources are very limited. Furthermore, in this review report, innovative areas of advanced research (such as bioenergy, biomass) were proposed for the Gulf region to extract those resources at a higher magnitude to generate surplus power generation. Overall, this report clearly depicts the current scenario, current power demand, currently installed capacities, and the future strategies of power production from renewable power sources (viz., solar, wind, tidal, biomass, and bioenergy) in each and every part of the Gulf region.

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  • J. Sadhik Basha & Tahereh Jafary & Ranjit Vasudevan & Jahanzeb Khan Bahadur & Muna Al Ajmi & Aadil Al Neyadi & Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar & MA Mujtaba & Abrar Hussain & Waqar Ahmed & Kiran Shahapurkar, 2021. "Potential of Utilization of Renewable Energy Technologies in Gulf Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-29, September.
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