Studying Energy demands and renewable energy resources in the Middle East and replacing natural gas with solar and wind energy to supply energy demand in Iran’s building sector

The energy security and supplies of energy are the key components for progressing countries. We provide reference forecasts for CO۲ emissions from burning fuel fossil in Middle East countries. In this study, energy consumption and energy demands in the progressing Middle East countries are reviewed. First, the growth of energy consumption of the region through recent years is presented which shows the rapidly growing energy demand in the Middle East countries. Second, the potential of the main renewable energies of solar and wind resources are evaluated. Currently, ۸۹% of thermal demand in the building section of Iran is supplied by natural gas. Although Iran has appropriate natural gas reservoirs, they can be used more in the current industrial infrastructure if renewable resources supply buildings thermal demand. This research aimed to find a reliable solution to replace natural gas with solar or wind energy on a national. The results showed all procedures led to CO۲ emission reduction due to reducing natural gas consumption. Moreover, using heat pumps with generated electricity from solar or wind resources increased the average total cost by about ۱۲۷% and ۳۲۶%, respectively. Based on the results, using solar thermal collectors decreased the average total cost by about ۱۳% so we consider it as the best alternative solution.

Keywords:

Greenhouse gas , CO۲ , Generating Electricity , Fossil Fuel , Solar Energy. Wind Energy