Analysis of peak hours renewable energy demand in Kuwait

Abstract

Increasing interest has been observed over the past years for analyzing renewable energy potential for meeting peak hours’ energy demand. Recently published works have attributed household energy usage as one of the most significant influences of electrical energy. Peak demand has become a concern in power supply industry, where the demand goes beyond the available capacity. The peak demand has been continuing with an upward surge in strength enough to be associated with the possibility of power failures, disruption of supply, causing revenue loss. This research will demonstrate the core factors of peak energy consumption behavior. Furthermore, this research also aims to analyses the naturally available solar source of renewable energy required in residential sectors based on cost evaluation mechanism. If this study, peak hours energy demand has analyzed, and sufficient energy demand results have obtained. The aim of this research is to develop an effective solution to enhance continuous power availability and to reduce the peak load demand in Kuwait electric grid system. The peak demand is made up from solar renewable energy sources. The potential of renewable energy as power generation sources in Kuwait has been studied and solar energy potential has been analyzed. In this work, we assess the energy situation in Kuwait and its historical, current, and future conditions with a focus on the power plant sector, as it is the major consumer of energy in the country. Finally, an attempt is made to briefly describe the most realistic and efficient electricity production solutions available and to discuss other alternative resources such as nuclear, solar, and wind energy.