Comments on: Saudi Arabia Unveils Plan to be Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy

By: Siraj Al Islam

Siraj Al Islam — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:20:00 +0000

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By: Bo Orr

Bo Orr — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:16:00 +0000

I agree with Ross. The best alternative , clean, renewable fuel is the fuel that we grow and refine into ethanol. Brazil has already replaced 40% of it’s need for petroleum with ethanol refined from sugar cane. Think how many great permanent good paying jobs would be created if we used desalinized water to irrigate land that that is currently unproductive because does not get enough rainfall.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:29:00 +0000

Yes, that’s certainly the message I read.

By: Bill_Woods

Bill_Woods — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:30:00 +0000

The Guardian‘s headline, copied here, is inaccurate. As the article’s text says, “[Prince Turki] insisted Saudi was moving ahead with investment in renewable energy, nuclear power and other alternatives to fossil fuels …”

• Saudi Arabia plans to construct 16 nuclear power reactors over the next 20 years at a cost of more than $80 billion.
• It projects 17 GWe of nuclear capacity by 2032 to provide one sixth of the power then, along with over 40 GWe of solar capacity.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/nuclear_power_in_saudi_arabia.html

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:54:00 +0000

One doesn’t have to look between the lines.

It’s cheaper to make electricity with solar, wind and geothermal than with oil. Hawaii makes most of their electricity using oil and their cost of electricity is over 25 cents per kWh.

It’s true that Middle Eastern countries can get their oil “wholesale”, but it makes more sense to sell it for market prices and use cheaper generation.

By: Neil Blanchard

Neil Blanchard — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:11:00 +0000

Oh, the irony. Maybe the message between the lines is that their reserves are running low?

Nuclear power is not renewable, though.

Neil

By: Matthew Todd Peffly

Matthew Todd Peffly — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:54:00 +0000

Maybe it is green wash, but maybe not. Look at the numbers:
1) They do have a boat load of cash coming in everyday
2) They know their oil will not last forever
3) They have unemployment also.
4) Saudi prince is only 67, so in his life time could happen in 20 years.

By: ronwagn

ronwagn — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:28:00 +0000

It is the best alternative, and has reduced America’s CO2
production and pollutants by replacing coal.

By: mds

mds — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:23:00 +0000

NG is a good bridge fuel and nothing more. The faster we use it up the quicker we end up in the same soup. The cost of solar has been dropping like a rock. It is here to stay and will soon be the lowest cost energy source of all.
Fracking is destroying water resources, aquifers, in some areas. This is not ok. Those water resources may never be replaced. Clearly solar, wind, EVs/EREVs, and storage (Li & other batteries, pumped hydro, thermal heat and cold) can completely replace fossil fuels. That’s already happening in places like Hawaii and will continue to expand as prices continue to drop.
Cost of NG has always been volatile. It is at the limit of its’ cost drop now, as some wells have had to close because they are no longer profitable at current low prices. Solar and wind are not at any limt. Their are numerous tech innovations coming that can continue their drop in price.
Sure, the Saudis are worried about NG replacing oil. At ruoghly $100/barrel they’re making what, about $96/barrel? …and they couldn’t pump it fast enough to keep up with world demand in the last few years …and China and India are using more. Yes, they are probably very worried. They couldn’t be planning for the future could they? You and also our congress are blind to the change occurring.

By: mds

mds — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:11:00 +0000

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/11/109-billion-increase-for-solar-in-saudi-arabia/ “$109 Billion Increase for Solar in Saudi Arabia” – May 2012
“Saudi Arabia is well known for being a leading exporter of crude oil, but soon enough it may also add substantial solar to its energy profile. The country is planning to have a solar capacity of 41,000 megawatts by 2032. How will it grow so much in just twenty years?”

By: Ross Chandler

Ross Chandler — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:39:00 +0000

Natural gas is not the future of energy. It only looks better when compared to its ugly sister coal but it still contributes to global warming.

By: Ronald Brak

Ronald Brak — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:10:00 +0000

It may not be greenwashing but hard headed economics. Saudi Arabia would be better off using point of use solar for daytime electricity and exporting the oil and gas saved. (Yes, they still burn oil for electricity although they’re moving away from that.) I would also guess they have decent wind resources.

By: Ivor O'Connor

Ivor O'Connor — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:08:00 +0000

What, no time tables? No plans? Given that China has been doubling their renewable energies every two years and they are far from being 100% green I would think Saudi Arabia would have some details… With centralized governmental control, capricious spending habits, unlimited monies, it’s possible they might just do it in a single year!

By: ronwagn

ronwagn — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Their major concern is to stop fracking around the world. It is threatening high oil prices. A Saudi prince is financing the movie Promised Land with Matt Damon. It is an anti-fracking movie.

Natural gas is the future of energy. It is replacing dirty, dangerous, expensive coal and nuclear plants. It is producing the electricity for electric cars. It will directly fuel cars,pickup trucks, vans, buses, long haul trucks, dump trucks, locomotives, aircraft, ships etc. It will help keep us out of more useless wars, where we shed our blood and money. It lowers CO2 emissions. Over 2,200 natural gas story links on my blog. An annotated bibliography. The big picture of natural gas. https://www.ronwagnersrants.blogspot.com