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Online Published: 14 Sep 2023
 


Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study

Yasser Nassar, Hala Elkhozondar, Mohammed Abouqeelah, Ahmed Abubaker, Abdulhakeem Miskeen, Mohamed M. Khaleel Khaleel, Abdussalam Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, Monaem Elmnifi.


Abstract
According to the Libyan government's newly released strategic plan, renewable and environmentally friendly energy sources would provide 30% of the country's power by 2030. The goal of this research is to shed light on solar energy technologies that may be used to generate clean and sustainable electricity. An energy-economic-environmental study of five Concentration Solar Power (CSP) technologies (parabolic trough, solar dish, linear Fresnel reflector, solar tower, and concentrated PV solar cell) was conducted for 22 selected locations in Libya. The Levelized Cost Of Energy (LCOE) was chosen as a reference for identifying which technology would be most suited for each site. The economic estimates include the cost of environmental damage caused by carbon dioxide gas (CO2) emissions from fossil-fuel-powered power plants. This technique allows clean and renewable energy to compete fairly in the global energy market, even in countries that produce oil and subsidize electricity. According to the data, the solar mirror technology in Libya has the lowest LCOE of all the technologies evaluated in this study. The LCOE estimates varied from 0.01 to 0.04 dollars per kWh. The clean energy produced by the solar tower surpassed 100 MW, or about 400.332 GWh. Furthermore, the adoption of clean concentrating solar energy technology avoided the discharge of 4,235 tCO2/year/MWp.

Key words: Hydropower energy, wastewater treatment plant, potential energy, biomass energy, Gharyan, Libya


 
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Nassar Y, Elkhozondar H, Abouqeelah M, Abubaker A, Miskeen A, Khaleel MMK, Ahmed A, Alsharif A, Elmnifi M. Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2023; 12(2): 4-23.

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



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Nassar Y, Elkhozondar H, Abouqeelah M, Abubaker A, Miskeen A, Khaleel MMK, Ahmed A, Alsharif A, Elmnifi M. Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. https://www.jsesd.org/?mno=302658282 [Access: November 12, 2026].

doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



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Nassar Y, Elkhozondar H, Abouqeelah M, Abubaker A, Miskeen A, Khaleel MMK, Ahmed A, Alsharif A, Elmnifi M. Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. 2023; 12(2): 4-23.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



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Nassar Y, Elkhozondar H, Abouqeelah M, Abubaker A, Miskeen A, Khaleel MMK, Ahmed A, Alsharif A, Elmnifi M. Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev.. (2023), [cited November 12, 2026]; 12(2): 4-23.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



Harvard Style

Nassar, Y., Elkhozondar, . H., Abouqeelah, . M., Abubaker, . A., Miskeen, . A., Khaleel, . M. M. K., Ahmed, . A., Alsharif, . A. & Elmnifi, . M. (2023) Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. Sol. Energy Sustain. Dev., 12 (2), 4-23.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



Turabian Style

Nassar, Yasser, Hala Elkhozondar, Mohammed Abouqeelah, Ahmed Abubaker, Abdulhakeem Miskeen, Mohamed M. Khaleel Khaleel, Abdussalam Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, and Monaem Elmnifi. 2023. Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 12 (2), 4-23.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



Chicago Style

Nassar, Yasser, Hala Elkhozondar, Mohammed Abouqeelah, Ahmed Abubaker, Abdulhakeem Miskeen, Mohamed M. Khaleel Khaleel, Abdussalam Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, and Monaem Elmnifi. "Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 12 (2023), 4-23.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Nassar, Yasser, Hala Elkhozondar, Mohammed Abouqeelah, Ahmed Abubaker, Abdulhakeem Miskeen, Mohamed M. Khaleel Khaleel, Abdussalam Ahmed, Abdulgader Alsharif, and Monaem Elmnifi. "Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study." Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 12.2 (2023), 4-23. Print.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Nassar, Y., Elkhozondar, . H., Abouqeelah, . M., Abubaker, . A., Miskeen, . A., Khaleel, . M. M. K., Ahmed, . A., Alsharif, . A. & Elmnifi, . M. (2023) Simulating the Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance of Concentrating Solar Power Technologies Using SAM: Libya as a Case Study. Solar Energy and Sustainable Development, 12 (2), 4-23.


doi:10.51646/jsesd.v12i2.153