Impacts of PV adoption in Qatar on natural gas exports to Northeast Asia and ensuing environmental benefits

Antonio P. Sanfilippo; Larry R. Pederson

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-1094-1_8

Impacts of PV adoption in Qatar on natural gas exports to Northeast Asia and ensuing environmental benefits

Antonio P. Sanfilippo^*, Larry R. Pederson

^*Corresponding author for this work

QEERI - Energy Center

Hamad bin Khalifa University

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The chapter focuses on the impact of solar energy adoption on natural gas (NG) trade and CO2 emissions in Qatar. First, we forecast electricity production to estimate the NG needed for power generation in Qatar through the next 11 years. The ensuing NG estimates are then used with national targets of solar PV adoption to evaluate NG savings 11 years forward. We conclude with an analysis of how these NG savings could spawn additional NG trade, and estimate the resulting CO2 emission reductions in Qatar and the NG-importing countries. According to our projections, Qatar’s top PV penetration targets by 2024/2030 would yield an NG surplus of 2.13 Mtoe, and CO₂ emissions reductions of 8.3 Mt in Qatar and 3.8-1.7 Mt in the importing countries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Energy Relations and Policy Making in Asia
Publisher	Springer Singapore
Pages	143-160
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811010941
ISBN (Print)	9789811010934
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1094-1_8
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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