Fig. 6: Capacity investments for a fully renewable system with CSP obtained by solving design optimization with extremes (2nd iteration). | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 6: Capacity investments for a fully renewable system with CSP obtained by solving design optimization with extremes (2nd iteration).

From: Addressing extreme weather events for the renewable power-water-heating sectors in Neom, Saudi Arabia

Fig. 6: Capacity investments for a fully renewable system with CSP obtained by solving design optimization with extremes (2nd iteration).

Compared to capacities presented in Fig. 4, power sector capacity increased by 28% compared to the no extremes case. Water tank capacity triples in size. a Power sector generation and storage capacity. Technologies include photovoltaics (PV), wind turbines, concentrated solar power (CSP), batteries, and thermal energy storage (TES). b Water sector production and storage capacity. Technologies include reverse osmosis (RO), multi-effect distillation (MED), and water storage tanks. c Heat sector generation capacity. Technologies include centralized resistant heaters (RC), decentralized resistant heaters (RD), air-source heat pumps (ASHP), geothermal energy (GEO), and concentrated solar power (CSP).

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