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Prospects of Hybrid Energy in Saudi Arabia, Exploring Irrigation Application in Shaqra

Mohammad Alghassab, Zafar A. Khan, Abdullah Altamimi, Muhammad Imran and Fahad F. Alruwaili
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Mohammad Alghassab: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Shaqra University, Riyadh 11911, Saudi Arabia
Zafar A. Khan: Department of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur 10250, AJK, Pakistan
Abdullah Altamimi: Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Imran: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering and Design, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
Fahad F. Alruwaili: College of Computing and Information Technology, Shaqra University, Riyadh 11911, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: Dynamics in rainfall patterns due to climate change are posing a threat to crop production globally. The core issue of food security is expected to intensify, and improving crop yield using motorized power irrigation mechanisms can help in curtailing the impact of drought and changing weather patterns to meet the crop water requirement. To meet the energy demand of irrigation systems, this paper explores the use of hybrid energy sources, i.e., wind and solar energy, taking Shaqra Saudi Arabia as case study. This paper presents a systematic case study that evaluates crop water requirements for 3 different crops using the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s software CROPWAT 8.0 and converts the water requirement into energy demand to design the water pumping system. The energy requirement water pumping system is used to design a hybrid energy system using HOMER PRO 3.14.4 that can reliably meet the energy demand. The results suggests that, contrary to the common consideration in Saudi Arabia, a hybrid of wind and solar energy proves to be more cost effective and yields a higher amount of energy. The results suggest that a significant reduction in cost can be achieved with a hybrid energy system as compared to a solar PV system only.

Keywords: CROPWAT; hybrid energy; HOMER PRO; irrigation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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