The Economics of Renewable Energy in the Gulf

The Economics of Renewable Energy in the Gulf- Front Cover
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Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Capturing the full potential of solar energy
	Setting new policy frameworks for renewable energy
	Energy system planning and integration to support renewables
	Additional benefits of building a renewable energy sector
Chapter 2: Overview of energy supply and demand in the GCC
	Introduction
	The Gulf Cooperation Council energy system
	Energy demand and growth
	Energy pricing
	Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
	Energy transformation in the power and water sectors
	Resources
	Energy pricing as a barrier to coordination
	Policies, targets and reforms
	Conclusions
Chapter 3: Economics of solar power in the GCC: assessing
opportunities at residential and utility scales
	Solar power in the GCC: weighing the costs and benefits
	Examining motivations, barriers and potential breakthroughs
	Case study: the potential for solar electricity generation in
Saudi Arabia
	Which solar option delivers greater benefit in GCC contexts
	Conclusions
Chapter 4: Navigating the transition to renewable energy in
the GCC: lessons from the European Union
	Targets set, now time to move toward them
	State of GCC readiness for learning and ability to deploy
renewable energy
	Case study: renewable energy deployment lessons from the
European Union experience
	Conclusions
Chapter 5: Prioritizing renewable energy in a time of fiscal austerity
	Introduction
	Fiscal constraint disrupts traditional roles of GCC
governments
	Rising energy demand supports the case for increased renewables
	Opportunities and risks for renewable energy investment in
GCC states
	Legal frameworks, ownership structures and financial products:
what is working, what needs reform
	Case study of the United Arab Emirates
	Conclusions
Chapter 6: De-risking low carbon investments in the GCC
	Global to regional overview of low carbon development
	Renewable energy and climate action potential in the GCC
	De-risking and scaling up low carbon investment in the GCC
	The De-Risking Renewable Energy Investment methodology
	Applying the De-Risking Renewable Energy Investment methodology
to GCC countries
	Future prospects for the Gulf to emerge as a hub for low carbon
investments
	Conclusions
Chapter 7: Policies to promote renewables in the Middle East and
North Africa’s resource rich economies
	Tapping into both hydrocarbon and renewable resources
	The central role of incentives
	Addressing barriers to renewable investment
	Revising energy policy in the MENA
	Conclusions
Chapter 8: Energy and climate policies to stimulate renewables
deployment in GCC countries
	Review of renewable energy deployment to date and its relevance
to GCC countries
	Targets set, now how to achieve them?
	The energy and climate policy nexus, including energy pricing
	Analysis: the context for renewable energy in the GCC
	Policies to stimulate deployment of renewable energy in
the GCC
	Conclusions
Chapter 9: Potential impacts of solar energy integration on
fuel mix strategies in Qatar
	The potential for solar in power generation and electric transport
	Analytical investigations of fuel mix strategies
	A three step approach to calculate optimal fuel mix strategies
	Results and discussion
	Conclusions
Chapter 10: Renewable energy and its potential impact on GCC
labor markets: opportunities and constraints
	Can renewable energy deliver new hope for GCC youth?
	Understanding the links between renewable energy and employment
	The empirical evidence on employment and renewable energy
	GCC labor markets: identifying the constraints
	Potential policy actions
	Conclusions
Chapter 11: Forging a more centralized GCC renewable energy
policy
	Introduction
	Background: three GCC challenges
	The GCC’s current, decentralized approach to renewable energy
	A more centralized GCC renewable energy policy
	Conclusions
Index