Future Arabian Gulf energy sources : hydrocarbon, nuclear or renewable?.

Papers from the 13th Annual Energy Conference on November 19-21, 2007 in Abu Dhabi.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-432) and index.

Contiene: Foreword / Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi Introduction: Satisfying Future Gulf Energy Needs: Hydrocarbon, Nuclear or Renewable? -- Keynote addresses -- Future Energy Supply in the GCC / H.E. Ali Abdullah Al-Owais -- Future Arabian Gulf Energy Sources / H.E. Sultan A. Al Mehairi -- The Future of Nuclear Power: A Global and Regional Outlook / H-Holger Rogner and A. McDonald -- Energy and diversification -- Overview of Growing GCC Energy Demand: Trends, Projections and Use of Alternative Energies / Bakr H. Khoshaim -- Natural Gas in the GCC: Current Status and Future Prospects / Naji Abi-Aad -- Reducing Energy Use: The Role of Government / Naif M. Al-Abbadi -- Development of Alternative Energy Technologies in the GCC:Experiences and Prospects / S.U. Rahman -- Nuclear energy: issues and implications -- Nuclear Energy as an Alternative for Power Generation: Potential Benefits and Associated Risks / Luis Echavarri -- The Strategic Implications of Nuclear Development in the GCC / Saleh Abdulrahman Al-Mani -- Strategic Implications of a GCC Nuclear Program / Kenneth Katzman -- Potential role of renewable energy sources -- Introduction to Renewable Energy in Transport / Ibrahim Dincer -- Assessment of the Potential for Diversification of Energy Sources in the GCC States / Franz Trieb -- Solar and Wind Energy: Excellent Options for the Energy Mix in the GCC Countries / W.E. Alnaser and N.W. Alnaser -- Contributors -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries urgently need a dramatic increase in electricity production to support rapid economic and social development in the coming decades. Yet, the populations of the GCC countries are among the highest users of energy in the world today, due to the harsh climate and to inefficiencies in transmission and consumption. In this volume, experts discuss the future composition of the Gulf energy sector, the challenges faced in meeting growing energy requirements, the need for greater energy conservation, and ways of reducing the anticipated surge in demand. The region will depend on a variety of energy sources, including alternatives such as renewable energy, and nuclear energy -- which, in a vitally important region such as the Gulf, will have technical, geopolitical and strategic concerns that must be addressed.