Second EAGE Conference on Renewable Energy in the Middle East & Africa

1. Quality Control, O&M and long term durability of components

Quality control, equipment durability and an accurate simulation of the production of large-scale PV plants are key elements to ensure the confidence and bankability of the sector. The increase in the size of the plants, as well as a great technological dynamism in modules, inverters and cleaning systems are factors that offer new possibilities for improvement but also entail risks that must be known.

• Automatic cleaning system solutions and their impact in terms of Levelized Cost of Electricity
• Anti-reflective coatings for arid regions
• Enhanced thermal behavior of inverters for hot and arid regions
• Levelized Cost of Electricity comparison of fixed versus tracked solutions considering both monofacial and bifacial modules
• Most common pitfalls during O&M in hot and arid regions
  
  

2. Integration, innovation, and new technologies

Innovative solutions and new technologies is a key driver for the energy transformation and can provide pathways towards a renewable powered future. Innovative solutions and new technologies can make energy production, transmission, and consumption more flexible, allowing for cost-effective use of renewables and empowering a new generation of energy consumers.

• Leading renewable innovations and emerging trends that can unlock energy system flexibility for more renewables/ Innovative solutions of operating the energy system, allowing the integration of higher shares of variable renewable power generation
• Opportunities and challenges for utilizing renewables in cost reductions in energy technologies
• Emerging enabling digital energy technologies that can facilitate the integration of renewable energy (e.g., EV charging, blockchain, Internet of Things and AI and big data).
• Technological and non-technological barriers and drivers/innovations in renewable energy