The Renewable Resource Atlas is a project launched by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) in December 2013. The project aims to create a database that can be utilized when executing renewable energy projects for power production and water desalination. It is a national project to measure renewable energy resources across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; namely: solar energy, wind energy, energy-from-waste, and geothermal energy.
Renewable Resource Atlas activities
The Renewable Resource Atlas collects ground-based measurements from various locations across the Kingdom to build a database that can be utilized for electricity generation and water desalination through renewable energy projects. These measurements are crucial for the research aimed at developing technologies and solutions suitable for the varying climate across different regions of the Kingdom. It also serves as a valuable reference for stakeholders, universities, research centers, and project developers.
A minimum of one hundred monitoring stations are expected to be established and distributed strategically over various regions of the Kingdom to record meteorological and climatic data for surveying and identifying the Kingdom's renewable energy resources. The collected data may include information on solar radiation, solar spectrum, and wind speed. This information will be made available on a dedicated website for the benefit of interested parties and researchers.
The impact of the Renewable Resource Atlas
The Renewable Resource Atlas is a long-term project whose importance is reflected in its impact on identifying and understanding the nature of the Kingdom's renewable resources. It can also determine the quality of solar radiation, harnessing it in projects such as solar power plants and other projects, to foster a sustainable economic energy system.
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