Open AccessReview on Solar Thrmal Electricity in Libya
Author(s) -
Basim Belgasim,
Yasser Aldali
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-ṭāqaẗ al-s̆amsiyyaẗ wa-al-tanmiyyaẗ al-mustadāmaẗ/solar energy and sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-6013
pISSN - 2411-9636
DOI - 10.51646/jsesd.v7isi.74
Subject(s) - renewable energy , electricity , solar energy , fossil fuel , environmental economics , business , emerging technologies , solar power , mains electricity , natural resource economics , architectural engineering , engineering , power (physics) , economics , computer science , electrical engineering , waste management , physics , quantum mechanics , voltage , artificial intelligence
Libya is facing an increasing deficit in electrical energy supply which needs great efforts to find new and renewable alternative sources of power. Solar thermal electricity is one of the most promising and emerging renewable energy technologies to substitute conventional fossil fuel systems. A review of the research literature of solar thermal electricity in Libya is presented in this article. The state of the art of these technologies including design, operation principles, and the global market is demonstrated. Detailed reviews of research activities that have been conducted by Libyan researchers or institutions are presented. It has been found that Libya as a country needs a strategic plan and more research efforts in order to adopt these new technologies and put them in production mode.