Saudi Arabia’s Solar and Wind Energy Penetration: Future Performance and Requirements
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Solar and Wind Energy Resources in Saudi Arabia
2.1. Historical Solar and Wind Energy Performance
2.1.1. Solar Energy
2.1.2. Wind Energy
3. Methods
Monte Carlo Simulation (MCS) and Brownian Motion (BM)
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Alharbi, F.; Csala, D. Saudi Arabia’s Solar and Wind Energy Penetration: Future Performance and Requirements. Energies 2020, 13, 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030588
Alharbi F, Csala D. Saudi Arabia’s Solar and Wind Energy Penetration: Future Performance and Requirements. Energies. 2020; 13(3):588. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030588
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlharbi, Fahad, and Denes Csala. 2020. "Saudi Arabia’s Solar and Wind Energy Penetration: Future Performance and Requirements" Energies 13, no. 3: 588. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13030588