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: Received: 11 August 2024 / Approved: 14 August 2024 / Online: 14 August 2024 (16:51:12 CEST)
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Benbba, R.; Barhdadi, M.; Ficarella, A.; Manente, G.; Romano, M. P.; El Hachemi, N.; Barhdadi, A.; Al-Salaymeh, A.; Outzourhit, A. Solar Energy Resource and Power Generation in Morocco: Current Situation, Potentials and Future Perspective. Preprints2024, 2024081025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1025.v1
Benbba, R.; Barhdadi, M.; Ficarella, A.; Manente, G.; Romano, M. P.; El Hachemi, N.; Barhdadi, A.; Al-Salaymeh, A.; Outzourhit, A. Solar Energy Resource and Power Generation in Morocco: Current Situation, Potentials and Future Perspective. Preprints 2024, 2024081025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1025.v1
Benbba, R.; Barhdadi, M.; Ficarella, A.; Manente, G.; Romano, M. P.; El Hachemi, N.; Barhdadi, A.; Al-Salaymeh, A.; Outzourhit, A. Solar Energy Resource and Power Generation in Morocco: Current Situation, Potentials and Future Perspective. Preprints2024, 2024081025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1025.v1
APA Style
Benbba, R., Barhdadi, M., Ficarella, A., Manente, G., Romano, M. P., El Hachemi, N., Barhdadi, A., Al-Salaymeh, A., & Outzourhit, A. (2024). Solar Energy Resource and Power Generation in Morocco: Current Situation, Potentials and Future Perspective. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1025.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Benbba, R., Ahmed Al-Salaymeh and Abdelkader Outzourhit. 2024 "Solar Energy Resource and Power Generation in Morocco: Current Situation, Potentials and Future Perspective" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1025.v1
Abstract
It’s very well known that the world's attention is currently focused on the energy transition. The energy security, in addition to the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit global warming, and the generalization of the access to energy, have contributed to adoption of the Moroccan Energy Strategy with a strong focus on Renewable Energies (RE). Morocco is notoriously poor in conventional fossil primary energy resources with an energy dependence on the order of 90%. The energy crisis and that resulted from Covid-19 pandemic and the geopolitical conflicts, combined compounded with steady increase in demand have heavily affected the security and the stability of the country's energy situation. The transition to RE, by strongly engaging in the implementation of several solar, wind and hydro energy projects benefiting from the country's excellent solar and wind energy potential, has made the country the leader in RE in Africa. By 2030, the share of RE in the installed capacity is expected to reach 52%. In this work, an overview of the current situation of RE (particularly solar energy) in Morocco is provided, including, the potentials, obstacles and challenges, and future perspectives. Thanks to its high solar potential location, it’s predictable that Morocco effort will be focused on this field: the Erasmus Plus Innomed Project is a virtuous example of international cooperation, aiming at create a Solar Energy Network, in synergy with EU Partners.
Keywords
Solar Energy; Photovoltaic; CSP; solar thermal; Morocco; Renewable Energy; sustainable development; strategic investment
Subject
Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology
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