Enhancing renewable energy in the Arab States of the Gulf: Constraints & efforts

Patlitzianas, KD; Doukas, H; Psarras, J

dc.contributor.author	Patlitzianas, KD	en
dc.contributor.author	Doukas, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:24:19Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:24:19Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	0301-4215	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17213
dc.subject	Arab States of the Gulf	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Studies	en
dc.subject.other	Economic and social development	en
dc.subject.other	Kyoto Protocol	en
dc.subject.other	Economic and social effects	en
dc.subject.other	Investments	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy resources	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Energy policy	en
dc.subject.other	alternative energy	en
dc.subject.other	climate change	en
dc.subject.other	energy market	en
dc.subject.other	energy planning	en
dc.subject.other	investment	en
dc.subject.other	Kyoto Protocol	en
dc.subject.other	renewable resource	en
dc.subject.other	Arabian Sea	en
dc.subject.other	Indian Ocean	en
dc.subject.other	Persian Gulf	en
dc.title	Enhancing renewable energy in the Arab States of the Gulf: Constraints & efforts	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.enpol.2005.08.018	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2005.08.018	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The development of renewable energy in the Arab States of the Gulf has been relatively low in spite of the large geographical potential for the use of these solutions. This market has been stifled by a combination of constraints, such as the absence of relative legal and policy framework, the high initial capital costs and the lack of commercial skills and information. Even though these states have not been interested in these energy solutions for many years, something seems to have changed recently, due to their accession to the Kyoto Protocol. The government, the private sector and the general public have started realizing the inevitability of putting climate change issues on the top of the list of priorities in the process of economic and social development. Apart from this, some renewable energy investments seem to be more available and effective solutions in the region, because of specified conditions and requirements in remote and isolated areas. The aim of this paper is to analyze in a coherent and integrated way the specific constraints hampering the development of renewable energy, to describe the relative efforts that are connected with the stated role of the renewable energy and to propose some useful recommendations for their future development. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Energy Policy	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.enpol.2005.08.018	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000242033900034	en
dc.identifier.volume	34	en
dc.identifier.issue	18	en
dc.identifier.spage	3719	en
dc.identifier.epage	3726	en