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Design of an Emergency Energy System for a City Assisted by Renewable Energy, Case Study: Latakia, Syria

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  • Ghaeth Fandi

    (Department of Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 961/129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Vladimír Krepl

    (Department of Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 961/129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Ibrahim Ahmad

    (Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, 16627 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Famous O. Igbinovia

    (Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, 16627 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Tatiana Ivanova

    (Department of Sustainable Technologies, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 961/129, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Soliman Fandie

    (Chercheur Associé au Laboratoire ICAR, UMR 5191, CNRS, Université Lumière Lyon 2, ENS de Lyon, 15, Parvis René Descartes BP 7000, CEDEX 07, 69342 Lyon, France
    Chercheur Associé au Centre Max Weber UMR 5283, Projet JADN, Institut des Systèmes Complexes, Université Lumière Lyon 2, 5 Avenue Pierre-Mendès-France, 69676 Bron, France)

  • Zdenek Muller

    (Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, 16627 Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Josef Tlusty

    (Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, 16627 Prague, Czech Republic
    Department of Health Care Disciplines and Population Protection, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Sportovců 2311, 27201 Kladno, Czech Republic)

Abstract

Electrical energy is one of the most important daily needs. Shortage of energy can be very dangerous for any society. This can affect the standard of living and quality of life of the people and even endanger the lives of those in hospitals, and so forth. Developed countries do not face such risks in general because they have well organized electrical systems and high energy security. The developing countries are faced daily with electric system collapses, especially in the case of wars, where many parts of the electrical grid in the country can be damaged and fuel transmission lines for generators cut off. Urban areas in developing countries should have a strategic plan to deal with any unexpected occurrence of energy shortages using any available renewable energy sources. City of Latakia is located in the region which has been suffering from the consequences of war for more than six years. The fact that a high number of migrants from other cities have come to Latakia along with a lack of fuel makes the energy shortage in the city worse. An emergency system could use the cheapest available renewable energy sources in addition to few big portable generators to provide an acceptable energy supply for the most needed requirements of daily life.

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  • Ghaeth Fandi & Vladimír Krepl & Ibrahim Ahmad & Famous O. Igbinovia & Tatiana Ivanova & Soliman Fandie & Zdenek Muller & Josef Tlusty, 2018. "Design of an Emergency Energy System for a City Assisted by Renewable Energy, Case Study: Latakia, Syria," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-22, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:11:p:3138-:d:182463
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