Solar DER Investment for MWANI Qatar Building at Hamad Port
| Author | Karama, Adel |
| Available date | 2020-04-30T12:31:04Z |
| Publication Date | 2020 |
| Publication Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction |
| Citation | Karama A., Solar DER Investment for MWANI Qatar Building at Hamad Port, International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2020), Doha, Qatar, 2-5 February 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29117/cic.2020.0031 |
| ISSN | 2958-3128 |
| Identifier | P. O. Box: 2713 Doha-Qatar, Email: qupress@qu.edu.qa |
| Abstract | This document discusses the benefits of adding a solar distributed energy resource (DER) investment to MWANI Qatar (MQ) building at Hamad Port. The social and environmental aspects of a Solar PV system with battery storage were evaluated besides economic calculations outcome. The calculations show a marvelous 96% CO2 emission reduction with significant battery storage benefits and a 269,676 KWh/yr reduction in electricity leading to a $33,217.52 annual savings. In essence, the State of Qatar is governed by a vision of excellence, innovation and leadership that this investment could be a role model for the country's sustainable future developments. |
| Language | en |
| Publisher | Qatar Univesrity Press |
| Subject | Solar battery Construction Distributed energy resource (DER) |
| Type | Conference Paper |
| Pagination | 243-251 |
| ESSN | 2958-3136 |
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