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14. Reiche, Danyel. “Energy Policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Countries—Possibilities and Limitations of Ecological Modernization in
Rentier States.” Energy Policy 38, no. 5 (2010): 2395–2403.
15. AlYahya, Sulaiman, and Mohammad A. Irfan. “The Techno-Economic
Potential of Saudi Arabi’s Solar Industry.” Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews 55 (2016): 697–702.
16. “Royal Decree Establishing King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy,” April 17, 2010. https://www.kacare.gov.sa/en/about/Doc
uments/KACARE_Royal_Decree_english.pdf.
17. “Renewable Energy Initiative Stalls.” MEED, September 26, 2017.
https://www.meed.com/renewable-energy-initiative-stalls/.
18. “Miraah Solar Thermal Project—Power Technology: Energy News and
Market Analysis.” Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis. Accessed October 20, 2019. https://www.power-technology.com/
projects/miraah-solar-thermal-project/.
19. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260-0969.
20. https://www.glasspoint.com/about-us/history/.
21. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260096-9, Various government sources; and the Middle East Solar Industry
Association.
22. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260-0969.
23. Note on difference between capacity targets and consumption targets.
Important to note the difference here between capacity targets and
consumption targets. Given the lower capacity factor of renewable energy
technologies (with solar energy only producing power at certain times
of the day and contingent on weather) having X% of renewable energy
capacity still translates to a significantly lower % of energy generation.
24. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260-0969.
25. At peak, the renewable energy would be able to generate its stated generation capacity, but unlike conventional generation capacity, this would
normally only represent a fraction of hours in the day. There would
therefore be a sizeable proportional difference in a given renewable
energy project’s contribution to a state’s generation capacity and its actual
contribution to its annual generation figures in MWh a year, for example.
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14. Reiche, Danyel. “Energy Policies of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Countries—Possibilities and Limitations of Ecological Modernization in
Rentier States.” Energy Policy 38, no. 5 (2010): 2395–2403.
15. AlYahya, Sulaiman, and Mohammad A. Irfan. “The Techno-Economic
Potential of Saudi Arabi’s Solar Industry.” Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews 55 (2016): 697–702.
16. “Royal Decree Establishing King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy,” April 17, 2010. https://www.kacare.gov.sa/en/about/Doc
uments/KACARE_Royal_Decree_english.pdf.
17. “Renewable Energy Initiative Stalls.” MEED, September 26, 2017.
https://www.meed.com/renewable-energy-initiative-stalls/.
18. “Miraah Solar Thermal Project—Power Technology: Energy News and
Market Analysis.” Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis. Accessed October 20, 2019. https://www.power-technology.com/
projects/miraah-solar-thermal-project/.
19. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260-0969.
20. https://www.glasspoint.com/about-us/history/.
21. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260096-9, Various government sources; and the Middle East Solar Industry
Association.
22. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260-0969.
23. Note on difference between capacity targets and consumption targets.
Important to note the difference here between capacity targets and
consumption targets. Given the lower capacity factor of renewable energy
technologies (with solar energy only producing power at certain times
of the day and contingent on weather) having X% of renewable energy
capacity still translates to a significantly lower % of energy generation.
24. IRENA (2019) Renewable Energy Market Analysis: GCC 2019. Abu
Dhabi: International Renewable Energy Agency. ISBN 978-92-9260-0969.
25. At peak, the renewable energy would be able to generate its stated generation capacity, but unlike conventional generation capacity, this would
normally only represent a fraction of hours in the day. There would
therefore be a sizeable proportional difference in a given renewable
energy project’s contribution to a state’s generation capacity and its actual
contribution to its annual generation figures in MWh a year, for example.