Social acceptance of photovoltaics solar in Saudi Arabia
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Alduhaymi, Malek
Komies, Saleh
Alshaya, Abdulaziz
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 includes various pillars in its programs, one of which is to strengthen and diversify its economy. Improving the energy sector in Saudi Arabia by including renewable resources will expand Saudi’s energy mix, enhancing its economy. In this paper, a detailed evaluation of the social aspect of deploying the first large-scale photovoltaics (PV) solar project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is discussed. Furthermore, a survey which contained ten multiple choice questions covering two aspects had been
conducted among Saudis to measure the social acceptance of Al-Jouf Solar Project.
conducted among Saudis to measure the social acceptance of Al-Jouf Solar Project.
Date Issued
2022-06-14
Date Acceptance
2021-12-25
Citation
2022 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech), 2022
Publisher
IEEE
Journal / Book Title
2022 IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech)
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Source
IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech2022)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2022-04-21
Finish Date
2022-04-23
Coverage Spatial
Corona, CA, United States (Virtual)