Economic and Environmental Benefits of Improving UAE Building Stock Energy Efficiency

Kankana Dubey and Moncef Krarti
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Moncef Krarti: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

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Abstract: In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), buildings consume almost 90 percent of the total electricity used in the country, mostly in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We undertook a study to explore available opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of the UAE building sector. This paper assesses the best combinations of energy efficiency measures that can be adopted at a minimal cost. In our simulation, we evaluated a series of energy efficiency options for both existing and new buildings. Our optimization analysis is based on the sequential search technique, applied to a wide range of applications, including combinations of energy efficient measures (EEMs) and retrofitting existing buildings.

Keywords: Building Codes; Carbon Emissions; Electricity Consumption; Energy Demand; Energy Performance; Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); Infrastructure Investment; Power Generation; Residential Buildings; Retrofitting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38
Date: 2017-07-08
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