Renewable Energy
Grand Challenges: KFUPM will develop the following :
1- Improve PV power output by 40% under harsh Saudi conditions.
2- Increase life span of solar and wind technologies by 20%.
3- Reduce the cost of redox flow batteries to 100 $ USD.
4- Reduce loss of load probability to less than 2% at 50% renewable penetration to achieve a resilient Saudi electricity grid by 2035.
1- Improve PV power output by 40% under harsh Saudi conditions.
2- Increase life span of solar and wind technologies by 20%.
3- Reduce the cost of redox flow batteries to 100 $ USD.
4- Reduce loss of load probability to less than 2% at 50% renewable penetration to achieve a resilient Saudi electricity grid by 2035.
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Renewable Energy: Innovation Goal 1
Develop structures for renewable energy devices that reduce power degradation by 40% and prolong product lifespan by 20% by 2030.
Renewable Energy: Innovation Goal 2
Develop AI-based monitoring, cooling, and cleaning technologies to achieve 20% life cycle cost reduction and 55% efficiency retention of Solar PV system by 2030.
Renewable Energy: Innovation Goal 3
Demonstrate operation of 10 kW redox flow batteries with a cost-effective electrolyte, enabling 100 US dollars per kilowatt-hour (kWh) by 2030.
Renewable Energy: Innovation Goal 4
Develop control and adaptive protection strategies to ensure reliable and stable power transmission and distribution systems with 30% RE penetration by 2030.