Review of best practices of solar electricity resources applications in selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries

Tsikalakis, A; Tomtsi, T; Hatziargyriou, ND; Poullikkas, A; Malamatenios, C; Giakoumelos, E; Jaouad, OC; Chenak, A; Fayek, A; Matar, T; Yasin, A

dc.contributor.author	Tsikalakis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Tomtsi, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Hatziargyriou, ND	en
dc.contributor.author	Poullikkas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Malamatenios, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Giakoumelos, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Jaouad, OC	en
dc.contributor.author	Chenak, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Fayek, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Matar, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Yasin, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:45:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:45:11Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	1364-0321	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/37277
dc.subject	Concentrating solar power	en
dc.subject	Distributed energy resources	en
dc.subject	MENA countries	en
dc.subject	Photovoltaic (PV)	en
dc.subject	Power systems	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy sources (RES)	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Concentrating solar power	en
dc.subject.other	Distributed energy resources	en
dc.subject.other	MENA countries	en
dc.subject.other	Photovoltaic (PV)	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy source	en
dc.subject.other	Electric utilities	en
dc.subject.other	Energy resources	en
dc.subject.other	Management	en
dc.subject.other	Rural areas	en
dc.subject.other	Solar radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Solar energy	en
dc.title	Review of best practices of solar electricity resources applications in selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.005	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.005	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries present abundant solar potential, which to some extent has been exploited for electricity production. However, the largest part of this potential remains still unexploited. The scope of this paper is to present the best practices in exploiting solar energy in selected MENA countries. First the general structure of energy market related to Renewable Energy Sources (RES) for each analyzed country is presented. Then the exploitation of solar energy via PVs with special focus to the achievements in rural electrification, which could be used as a paradigm for other countries with similar problems, is displayed. MENA countries are promising for the wide application of concentrating solar plants (CSP), as recent research has shown, and some interesting applications in this area, also presented in this paper, have started being implemented. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.005	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000292418500029	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	2838	en
dc.identifier.epage	2849	en