{"id":6331,"date":"2022-03-28T18:42:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/?p=6331"},"modified":"2022-03-28T18:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T18:42:48","slug":"storage-key-to-harnessing-full-potential-of-jordans-green-energy-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/2022\/03\/28\/storage-key-to-harnessing-full-potential-of-jordans-green-energy-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage key to harnessing full potential of Jordans green energy experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Storage key to harnessing full potential of Jordans green energy experts<\/h1>\n

Jordan has achieved tremendous progress in the renewable energy sector<\/h2>\n
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Imke van Smoorenburg, The Jordan Times<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

January 13, 2022<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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AMMAN \u2014 Jordan has secured a pioneering status in renewables, yet it is still facing a major challenge: Energy surplus.<\/p>\n

Interviewed by The Jordan Times, officials and experts underlined the need to utilise high technology to store energy produced from renewables, be they solar or wind.<\/p>\n

Acknowledging that Jordan has achieved \u201ctremendous\u201d progress in the renewable energy sector, other experts called on the government to extend more incentives to businesses.<\/p>\n

Jordan is seen as a front-runner of renewable energy within the Middle East, according to Mohammad Taani, secretary general of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC).<\/p>\n

Jordan\u2019s solar and wind energy have been the most prevalent, accounting for nearly 20 per cent of the country\u2019s electricity grid, according to the International Trade Administration\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The conditions for solar energy are ideal in Jordan, where the average number of sunny days per year is 316, combined with large desert areas that are sparsely populated, the International Trade Administration\u2019s website said.<\/p>\n

Despite the favourable climate conditions for renewable energy, \u201cJordan is facing struggles in the expansion of its renewable energy network\u201d, Saleh Kharabsheh, Minister of Energy and Mineral resources told The Jordan Times in a phone interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cDifficulties continue to be a result of a number of issues, including the grid\u2019s ability to absorb renewable energy, the nature of renewable energy, and the storage of generated electricity,\u201d Kharabsheh said.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is conducting technical studies to explore the various methods for putting more into storage, Kharabsheh added.<\/p>\n

Within the National Energy Strategy 2020-2030, Jordan aims to reduce the carbon emissions by 10 per cent by 2030. It also plans to expand renewable energy\u2019s share from 11 per cent in 2020 to 14 per cent in 2030, according to the strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking at the long-term prospects of Jordan and its renewable energy, the successes of Jordan\u2019s renewable energy system will be determined by technical improvement, the ability to store more of its generated energy, and the pricing of the various energy systems,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n

The Renewable Energy Investment Society, a non-profit organisation, conducts research studies about renewable energy and holds seminars on the benefits of renewable energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cRenewable energy in Jordan has received more attention over the last years, with more projects being developed and awareness about the energy expanding,\u201d said Renewable Energy Investment Society\u2019 Director Jamal Nawaiseh.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe primary challenges Jordan faces in terms of renewable energy are high project prices, primarily owing to high taxes, extensive regulatory procedures for new projects, and the storage problem,\u201d Nawaiseh noted.<\/p>\n

According to Nawaiseh, the government could undertake some steps in making this sector more appealing to businesses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government could boost the investment in renewable energy by lowering taxes and customs for targeted renewable energy projects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe future of the renewable energy is relying on the government and its governmental decisions,\u201d Nawaiseh noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Storage key to harnessing full potential of Jordans green energy experts Jordan has achieved tremendous progress in the renewable energy sector Imke van Smoorenburg, The Jordan Times January 13, 2022 AMMAN \u2014 Jordan has secured a pioneering status in renewables, yet it is still facing a major challenge: Energy surplus. Interviewed by The Jordan Times, […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6331"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6332,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6331\/revisions\/6332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arec.org.jo\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}