Renewable Energy around the World Class 5 India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Turkey

India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Turkey

India Population: 1,270 million GNI/capita: $1,570 Annual population growth rate: 1.25% People per square mile: 953 RECAI #5 Solar PV #1-4: China, US, Japan, Germany #5 Solar CSP #1-4: US, Chile, China, South Africa #6 Hydro #1-5: China, Brazil, US, Japan, Canada #6 Onshore wind #1-5 China, US, Germany, Canada, Brazil #11 Marine #1-10: Ireland, UK, South Korea, Philippines, France, Canada, Portugal, Norway, US, Japan #5 Overall

Wind and solar energy are growing in India https://youtu.be/hQYW0sle088

India’s solar embrace is leaving wind power in the shade http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/news/2015/06/indias-solar-embrace-is-leaving-wind-power-in-the-shade.html?eid=291073022&bid=1095110

Marine Energy in India The identified economic tidal power potential in India is of the order of 8000-9000 MW with about 7000 MW in the Gulf of Cambay about 1200 MW in the Gulf of Kachchh and less than 100 MW in Sundarbans. - See more at: http://www.eai.in/ref/ae/oce/oce.html#sthash.RVRnGKMg.dpuf

Marine Energy in India The potential along the 6000 Km of coast is about 40,000 MW. - See more at: http://www.eai.in/ref/ae/oce/oce.html#sthash.RVRnGKMg.dpuf

Marine Energy in India OTEC has a potential installed capacity of 180,000 MW in India. - See more at: http://www.eai.in/ref/ae/oce/oce.html#sthash.RVRnGKMg.dpuf https://youtu.be/V392yb1e_34 Lockheed Martin OTEC video

Barefoot College http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/business/global/18iht-rbog-barefoot-18.html?_r=2&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y

Saudi Arabia Population: 30 million GNI/capita: $26,260 Annual population growth rate: 1.49% People per square mile: 34 RECAI #12 Solar CSP #1-11: US, Chile, China, South Africa, India, Australia, Morocco, Israel, Brazil, Spain # 37 Overall

2450 kWh/sq m annual?

2450/365 = 6.7 hours peak sun/day According to a recently published report from TechSci Research, a “phenomenal” rate of growth is anticipated, especially between 2015–2020. With a plan for adding 54 GW of power generation capacity from renewable sources, 41 GW of solar power will contribute to the mix of renewables in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by 2032, 25 GW from CSP and 16 GW from PV.

“I believe solar will be even more economic than fossil fuels.” That’s probably a quote from the head of some environmental group, right? Nope! It’s a quote from Ali Al-Naimi, the Oil Minister of Saudi Arabia. http://www.wallstreetdaily.com/2015/07/13/saudi-arabia-solar-power/ https://youtu.be/JTFzXnI5hYs

United Arab Emirates Population: 9 million GNI/capita: $38,360 Annual population growth rate: 2.71% People per square mile: 256 Not on RECAI

Shams 1 in Abu Dabai, UWA, was the world’s largest CSP facility (100 MW) but Ivanpah, in the Mohave desert of California, came online in 2014 (almost 400 MW).

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi https://youtu.be/MCAB0g55lQw

Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge https://youtu.be/cYiLEjwVVJQ Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge Official Video. Presented at the opening ceremony of the World Future Energy Summit 2015.

Solar Impulse takes off from Abu Dhabi in first around-the-world solar flight https://youtu.be/Oeh0L_FKyMo

Israel Population: 10 million GNI/capita: $33,930 Annual population growth rate: 1.46% People per square mile: 961 RECAI #8 Concentrated Solar #1-7: US, Chile, China, South Africa, India, Australia, Morocco # 29 Overall

90% of Israeli homes have solar hot water – mandated by law for new homes

Ecoppia

Ecoppia A robotic and water-free solar panel cleaning solution. The system developed by the company uses patented technology featuring microfiber cloth covered rotors and air flow to remove some 99 percent of daily accumulated dust without damaging the surface of the photovoltaic module. Effective cleaning of solar modules is essential to maintain performance and output, but projects located in arid or desert areas are typically exposed to a relatively higher dust loading while water conservation is a major issue. Accumulated dust and dirt can slice a third or more off a module’s output and even in the toughest desert conditions, the system enables solar parks to maximize energy output using neither water nor expensive labour.

Distributed (local) CSP

Water-saving The concept features 100 kW units in which an Ansaldo gas turbine/generator is mounted on a 30 metre high central receiver tower. For each unit a roughly 2000m2 array of heliostats focuses sunlight onto the receiver inside the unit where ambient air is heated to some 1000oC. The air promptly expands, driving the turbine and generator. In total each unit requires some 2500m2 (0.86 acres) and the system uses 8% of the water required for CSP projects, making it ideal for arid climates.

Hybrid system One of the key advantages of this system is the ability to easily switch to fossil or biofuel powering or supplementation during the hours of darkness or when cloud cover means solar input is not sufficient. Operating as a hybrid the system therefore supports base load, 24 hour generation or meeting the power requirements for off-grid rural communities with plentiful supplies of both sunlight and biomass [for the production of biogas, to be fed to the turbine in the non-solar hours]

Chakratec Innovative fly-wheel storage How fly-wheel storage works https://youtu.be/u6I2lKtfpLQ

Turkey Population: 75 million GNI/capita: $19,040 Annual population growth rate: 1.21% People per square mile: 237 RECAI #6 Geothermal #1-5: US, lndonesia, Japan, Kenya, Philippines #9 Hydro #1-8: China, Brazil, US, Japan, Canada, India, Peru, Norway #11 Onshore wind #1-10: China, US, Germany, Canada, Brazil, India, Ireland, UK, France, Sweden #18 Overall

Turkey #7 in world geothermal potential Three geothermal power plants in Turkey, owned by Kipas Holding, have installed GE’s InSight Knowledge Management Solution, a remote monitoring and diagnostic platform, to monitor the performance of their water treatment. https://youtu.be/CUxAovFQhPA

Turkey has pledged to develop 30 per cent of its total installed capacity from renewable sources by 2023. The objective is to add 34 GW of hydropower, 20 GW of wind energy, 5 GW of solar energy, 1 GW of geothermal and 1 GW of biomass. The country also aims to have 10 per cent of its transport sector needs met by renewable energy.  

Turkey Gets Blockbuster Response to Wind Energy Projects Auction http://cleantechnica.com/2015/05/12/turkey-gets-blockbuster-response-wind-energy-projects-auction/