“Covid-19’s impact has been the acceleration of the energy transition worldwide.” Francesco La Camera, Director-General, IRENA The Energy Year Abu Dhabi 2021 has been conceived and developed as a critical tool for understanding the successful energy transition taking place in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and, by extension, the wider Middle East. It is no surprise that energy industry leaders worldwide are looking to the leadership of the UAE as it pursues the long-term goal of a sustainable energy future via ambitious investments and development programmes in clean energy sources such as nuclear and solar energy. “Even in the most drastic scenario in terms of demand, we will still need oil. For us the energy transition is about combining, in the smartest way, all types of technologies to achieve an affordable, reliable and cleaner energy for all.” Christophe Sassolas, UAE Country Chair, TotalEnergies The Energy Year Abu Dhabi 2021 showcases the progress made by all key industry players, both public and private, towards the ambitious UAE Energy Strategy 2050. The report features not only the most relevant oil and gas upstream and downstream projects, but the critical projects enabling the energy transition in the country such as the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, Noor Abu Dhabi Solar PV Plant, the upcoming Al Dhafra Solar PV Project and many others. This tenth edition of The Energy Year’s Abu Dhabi series provides insight to potential investors on the government’s efforts to push the energy industry forwards, providing a clear picture of the UAE’s opportunities at a time when gas is becoming the key enabler of the energy transition.

“There is a lot of competition around Africa, and the only way to make investors more interested in our offerings is by showcasing the real opportunities present in our country and our appetite in technology transfer.” Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 highlights Nigeria’s ambitious quest to ramp up production via marginal fields, increase its refining capacity through modular plants, advance gas utilisation with virtual pipelines and revamp its entire power sector to ultimately become Africa’s energy powerhouse. “Our strategy and focus for gas in 2021 is to drive the implementation of the country’s “Decade of Gas” initiatives and grow the overall importance of the industry via increasing its contribution to Nigeria’s GDP.” Engr. Sarki Auwalu, Director and CEO, Department of Petroleum Resources The Energy Year Nigeria 2021 elucidates how Nigeria’s energy industry has remained resilient while it undergoes a unique reshaping through its recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill, as well as the launch of its “Decade of Gas” initiative and the materialising of its “refining revolution” – all of which are propelling the country on its path towards energy transition and self-sufficiency. Produced in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Power, the Department of Petroleum Resources and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, this eighth edition of The Energy Year’s Nigeria series provides investors deep insight on the efforts made to push the country’s energy sector beyond the Covid-19 crisis. The report gives a detailed picture of the opportunities surrounding crude oil, natural gas and power at a time when Nigeria is driven by its pursuit of greater efficiency and a viable energy transition.

“Angola has been working hard to improve competitiveness and generate new opportunities to foster not only the traditional oil and gas activity but also the energy sector as a whole.” Matteo Bacchini, Managing Director, Eni Angola The Energy Year Angola 2021 highlights Angola’s ambitious goals to intensify exploration activities, transform the public role in the hydrocarbons industry and advance the development of natural gas and LNG – altogether cementing the country’s position as a key energy hub in southwestern Africa. “The government has done a wonderful job in updating the laws, introducing reforms and trying to adjust the industry and the mature basins’ potential to the current market conditions.” Edson Rodrigues Dos Santos, CEO, Somoil The Energy Year Angola 2021 portrays a detailed picture of Angola’s energy scene under President Lourenço’s renewed administration, focusing on the varied efforts the country is undertaking to enhance its oil and gas production, upgrade its refining capacity and push for an energy transition. This edition’s Year Focus chapter, A Renewed Era of Licensing, includes a map detailing the blocks and seismic data in the ANPG’s 2021-2025 bidding strategy – an approach that aims to expand geological information on Angola’s oil and gas potential and attract a new generation of explorers to yield new discoveries. Produced in partnership with the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, ANPG and Sonangol, this seventh edition of The Energy Year’s Angola series provides insight to potential investors on the government’s efforts to push the energy industry forward, providing a clear picture of Angola’s opportunities at a time when gas is the new oil and the country is driven by its pursuit of the energy transition.

The Business Year returns, in partnership with Parsons, the UAE Ministry of Economy, and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), to offer insights into the process and progress of Abu Dhabi's journey through COVID-19. This 124-page publication seeks to shed light on the main strategies used by decision makers across Abu Dhabi's key sectors, as well as bring to the fore the experiences that contextualize the Emirate's wider capacity to navigate the pandemic and bounce back stronger.

“We are witnessing giant international companies such as ExxonMobil and Chevron investing in Egypt for the first time in the upstream domain.” Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources H.E. Eng. Tarek El Molla The Energy Year Egypt 2022 spotlights dynamic developments in the Egyptian energy market, from the launch of transparent, global access to technical data via the Egypt Upstream Gateway digital platform to the rise of the renewables market, with emphasis on solar and green hydrogen. Insights from key players such as Eni, bp and Apache feature in this year’s report. “The Nile Delta Basin is a world-class gas basin with a lot of growth potential.” Karim Alaa, bp’s regional president for North Africa As Egypt aims to position itself as a regional energy hub, The Energy Year Egypt 2022 offers details and insight on policy developments and related business opportunities. The report also highlights the country’s panorama of downstream mega-projects, efforts to revamp oil and gas production, developments in the power sector, new models of public-private partnership and initiatives for reducing carbon emissions. This sixth edition of The Energy Year’s Egypt series provides insight to potential investors on the latest developments and opportunities in one of the region’s key markets for oil, gas and renewables.

This book includes contributions by leading experts across the globe with the first part of the book focusing on the analysis of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, examines COP26, and questions the political process in the US for the creation of policy for meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Part 2 explores various ways in which one can effectively mitigate climate change. The contents provide an analysis of carbon pricing, development of specific green energy technologies to promote economic prosperity, and analysis of electric vehicles and other elements of electrification in areas with carbon-intensive electricity supply. Part 3 analyses the international dimension of energy governance (both regional and global) and climate action. It further provides an analysis of the challenges faced by small island developing states, least-developed countries and other vulnerable places. It also offers an analysis of the prospects for a European Energy Union and explores why energy security and decarbonization are significant. Lastly, it explores global energy governance and how its fragmentation can be reduced. This volume will be a useful reference for those in industry and academia.

This brief paper accompanies the Green Energy and Jobs tool, which is a simple excel-based tool to estimate the job-creation potential of greening the electricity sector. Specifically, it calculates the net job gains or losses from increasing the level of energy efficiency, and from increasing the share of clean and renewable electricity generation in the total electricity output mix. The tool relies on estimates of job multipliers in the literature, and adds evidence from firm-level data on the job-intensity of different energy sources. The paper illustrates applications of the tool using data from the IEA’s Sustainable Development Scenario compared to business-as-usual. This tool is intended to help country teams engage further on climate change issues in bilateral surveillance.

Renewable energy technologies produce many measurable benefits, such as a clear reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. However, it is also apparent that these methods of energy production come with costs. Discussing renewable energy developments within an economic context, this pertinent Handbook provides a comprehensive view of the present and future dimensions of renewable energy use.

Principles of Solar Engineering, Fourth Edition addresses the need for solar resource assessment and highlights improvements and advancements involving photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies, grid power, and energy storage. With updates made to every chapter, this edition discusses new technologies in photovoltaics, such as organic, dye-sensitized, and perovskite solar cells, and the design of solar systems and power plants. It also features battery energy storage for distributed and bulk storage and electrical integration with the main solar systems. In addition, the book includes the latest advancements in concentrating solar power plants, such as supercritical CO2 cycle. Readers will benefit from discussions of the economics of the solar energy systems, which apply to all the systems covered in the subsequent chapters. Features: Discusses new forecasting models in solar radiation that are important to the economics and bankability of large solar energy systems, such as power plants. Includes expanded coverage of high temperature thermal storage for Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP), including thermal energy transport using heat exchangers. Features a new chapter on solar seawater desalination. Includes new and additional end-of-chapter example problems and exercises. A Solutions Manual will be available for instructors. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students taking Energy Engineering and Solar Energy courses.

People want to create a better world and planet; however, where, and how to start remains the question. Systems Engineering’s problem-solving methodology can help with its ability to answer multiple questions along with connecting actions and impacts. This book uses the Systems Engineering problem-solving methodology to frame how each answer impacts the planet when multiple actions are strung together no matter where they take place. Systems Engineering: Influencing Our Planet and Reengineering Our Actions illustrates a hierarchical Systems Engineering view of the world with each individual in mind as a link in the chain. It uses an Industrial Engineering framework for action implementations and identifies humans’ interconnected actions. The book discusses the implementation of the Systems Engineering problem-solving methodology and leverages existing concepts of environmental sustainability. A template is present for personal actions for environment social responsibility using a Systems Engineering problem-solving approach and focuses on the foundational use of the trademarked DEJI Systems Model® for action design, evaluation, justification, and integration. This book is a perfect read for all academic disciplines and all engineering fields, as well as business and management fields. It reminds us of the Environmental Foundation of NAE’s 14 Grand Challenges and the part we can play.