The economic and environmental analysis of energy production from slaughterhouse waste in Saudi Arabia

Renewable energy has become an important element of today’s modern technology targeting high-efficiency energy production. As part of its 2030 Vision, Saudi Arabia is aiming to increase its energy production through renewable sources. The purpose of this research study is to explore the factors affecting public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies in the western region of Saudi Arabia. This was achieved through an extensive literature review of previous studies conducted worldwide and resulted in the extraction of 19 factors that affect public willingness to adopt renewable energy technologies. Following a quantitative research design, random cross-sectional data of 416 participants using the extracted factors were collected via an online questionnaire survey. Following a dimension reduction statistical approach, key components were extracted with exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis. Five main components clustering the 19 extracted factors were revealed: cost and government regulations and policies, public awareness and local market, environment and public infrastructure, residential building, and renewable energy technology systems. The implications of this research study assist in guiding governments, regulations and policy makers, marketing agencies, and investors to better understand the concerns and enablers of renewable energy technologies adoption from the public perspective.

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Deploying Municipal Solid Waste Management 3R-WTE Framework in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Future

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12145711 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (14) ◽

pp. 5711

Author(s):

Laith A. Hadidi ◽

Ahmed Ghaithan ◽

Awsan Mohammed ◽

Khalaf Al-Ofi

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Waste Management ◽

Municipal Solid Waste ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Energy Production ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Waste To Energy ◽

Household Waste ◽

Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽

Residential Camp

The need for resilience and an agile waste management system in Saudi Arabia is vital to control safely the rapid growth of its municipal solid waste (MSW) with minimal environment toll. Similarly, the domestic energy production in Saudi Arabia is thriving and putting a tremendous pressure on its huge reserves of fossil oil. Waste to energy (WTE) plants provides a golden opportunity for Saudi Arabia; however, both challenges (MSW mitigation and energy production) are usually looked at in isolation. This paper at first explores the potential of expanding the WTE energy production in the eastern province in Saudi Arabia under two scenarios (complete mass burn with and without recycling). Secondly, this study analyzes the effect of 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) practices implementation in a residential camp (11,000 population) to influence the behavior of the camp’s citizens to reduce their average waste (kg/capita). The results of the 3R-WTE framework show a potential may reach 254 Megawatt (MW) of electricity by year 2030. The 3R system implementation in the camp reduced MSW production from 5,625 tons to 3000 tons of household waste every year, which is considered lower than what the surrounding communities to be produced in the same area.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCENARIOS FOR MANDATORY BIO-FUEL BLENDING TARGETS: AN APPLICATION OF INTUITIVE LOGICS DOI:10.7444/fsrj.v2i1.23

Future Studies Research Journal Trends and Strategies ◽

10.24023/futurejournal/2175-5825/2010.v2i1.23 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 99-136

Author(s):

Marco Antonio Conejero ◽

Marcos Fava Neves ◽

Mairun Junqueira Alves Pinto

Keyword(s):

Environmental Analysis ◽

Correlation Matrix ◽

Energy Production ◽

Driving Forces ◽

Production Systems ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Alternative Scenarios ◽

Fuel Blending ◽

Focal Issue ◽

Planning Production

Scenarios depicting targets concerning mandatory bio-fuel blending are critical to the strategic planning of food and bio-energy production chains and their design is the purpose of this paper. Each scenario tells a story about how various elements might interact under given conditions. The method herein utilized is primarily based on Schoemaker´s (1995) and Schwartz´s (1991) earlier proposals. A six step framework is followed: i) identify the focal issue; ii) summarize current mandatory blending targets; iii) identify the driving forces as of a macro-environmental analysis; iv) validate driving forces with specialists; v) rank such key forces by importance before uncertainties, building a correlation matrix; vi) design the scenarios. Finally, three alternative scenarios, relative to the adoption on behalf of countries, by the year 2020, of mandatory bio-fuel blending targets, are proposed which might guide these countries’ decision makers when planning production systems.

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A Comparative Study on Energy Derived from Biomass

The Journal of Engineering Research [TJER] ◽

10.24200/tjer.vol14iss1pp85-93 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 85

Author(s):

A.M. Algarny ◽

I.M. Al-Naimi ◽

M.A.M Alhefnawy

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Energy Production ◽

County Council ◽

Biomass Energy ◽

The Other ◽

Eastern Province ◽

Renewable Source ◽

Biomass Resources

The paper promotes sustainable community through empowering the production and utilization of biomass renewable energy. The aim of this paper is to urge societies to adopt sustainable energy practices and resources; the objective is to appraise the possibilities of biomass energy produced through a neighborhood in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The system incorporates an evaluation of the measure of biomass created, then utilizes two ascertaining techniques to gauge whether the measure of energy can be delivered. The computation strategies are hypothetical, with one drawn from past works and the other from a Biomass Calculation Template performed as part of the Evaluation of Biomass Resources for Municipalities study (EBIMUN) by the Waterford County Council. The outcomes demonstrate that the aggregate potential biogas generation of the study area is around 43,200 m3 /year, the methane mass is around 18,000 m3 /year, and the energy production amount is around 250 MWh/year. Contrasting the capability of biogas creation from both techniques, the figure assessed by EBIMUN is around 7,000 m3 /year less than the hypothetically computed amount. The figures suggest that biogas is worthy of consideration as a renewable source of energy.

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