Proceedings of the
Second International Energy 2030 Conference,
November 4-5, 2008, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Solar Energy System Application at ADNOC Facilities
Ali Al Alili
The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Isoroku Kubo
The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Paul Kalinowki
The Petroleum Institute, UAE
Reinhard Radermacher
University of Maryland, USA
Abstract
The UAE is abundant with solar energy which could be put into effective use for power generation and
solar cooling. The utilization of the solar energy would reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuel.
The purpose of this project is to develop suitable solar energy technologies that can be utilized effectively
in the U.A.E. and the gulf region. The first step toward this goal is to measure the solar radiation levels,
both direct normal and global radiation. The effort has been started and different meteorology devices
such as, pyranometer and pyrheliometer, are being used to observe the weather conditions and measure the
available solar irradiance. At the same time, the examination of the various solar cooling and power
generation technologies is being made. Based on the data obtained during the first Phase, the most
promising solar cooling/power generation options will be researched further through prototype testing and
