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Realizing renewable resilience: Lessons from the Middle East for the global energy transition
Ansari Aadil Shahzad1, Abdullahi Bamigbade2, Krishiv Gandhi1
1Dubai Electricity & Water Authority Research & Development Center, Dubai, UAE.
Iscience
|July 23, 2024
Summary
Transitioning to clean energy is vital, and hyper-arid regions show how integrated power and water systems can be resilient. Renewable energy adoption is economically favorable, even with strict resilience needs.
Area of Science:
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Water-Energy Nexus
Background:
- Reliable energy supplies and resilience to extreme weather, water scarcity, and increasing demand are critical for the clean energy transition.
- Integrated power and water systems in hyper-arid regions, reliant on desalination and driven by cooling demand, provide valuable case studies for energy system robustness.
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents a model for a resiliency-oriented energy system.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the economic feasibility of decarbonizing an energy system while maintaining resilience.
- To explore the role of renewable energy adoption in hyper-arid climates with high cooling-driven electricity demand.
- To identify key factors for ensuring energy system resilience during the clean energy transition.
Main Methods:
- Linear optimization was employed to minimize costs in a model system.
- The model was based on the UAE's resiliency-oriented energy system.
- The energy mix was progressively decarbonized while incorporating resilience requirements.
Main Results:
- High levels of renewable energy adoption are economically favorable under conservative future technology cost assumptions.
- Strict resiliency requirements do not preclude the economic viability of renewable energy.
- The study highlights the importance of water desalination, demand flexibility, and energy storage for resilient renewable energy systems.
Conclusions:
- Renewable energy integration is economically viable even with stringent resilience mandates in challenging climates.
- Conventional design rules may need re-evaluation for ensuring resilience in renewable-dominated energy systems.
- Findings offer insights for other regions transitioning to renewable energy under similar climatic conditions.
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