Abstract
Fossil fuels will be the primary source of energy for the next several decades. Until other energy sources substitute for coal, natural gas, and petroleum, the challenge is to develop technological concepts that will attain the maximum recovery of energy from these fossil fuel resources. It is essential that energy from such resources be obtained not only cheaply but also efficiently and with minimal detriment to the environment. A study of energy and exergy utilization in the residential sector of Saudi Arabia was carried out by considering the sectoral energy and exergy flows for the 12 yr between 1990 and 2001. Among the processes compared were residential heater (fuel), tobacco dryer (fuel), coal gasification (high heat), petroleum refining, etc. The most energy efficient subsector in the residential sector was the air-conditioning subsector and the most exergy efficient one lighting for all over the years. The technique presented in the study became useful to assess the performance of energy and exergy use in residential sector and is recommended for sectoral energy and exergy planning and policy development.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1239-1252 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Energy Sources |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Received 22 April 2003; accepted 17 June 2003.The authors acknowledge the support provided by KFUPM for this work under the KFUPM research grant #FT/2001/15.Address correspondence to Dr. I. Dincer, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, UOIT, 2000 Símcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
Keywords
- Energy and exergy analysis
- Energy resources
- Residential sector
- Saudi Arabia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
