However, solar is an excellent energy option in Qatar's sun-drenched desert climate. Eventually, QEERI found a farmer willing to host a test microgrid, especially since it would be designed and built by QEERI. Qatar farms mainly raise vegetables and livestock — sheep, goats, chickens and camels.
“QSE is committed to providing innovate products that will accelerate the adoption of renewable energy in Qatar and around the world,” company Chairman Salim Abbassi said in a statement. “By deploying this microgrid from Siemens, we will prove that clean power is reliable and affordable at an industrial scale.”
German technology giant Siemens will deliver what it called the Middle East's first microgrid for industrial use. Qatar Solar Energy is contracting with Siemens on the project, planning it to help reduce electricity costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions at its solar panel factory in Doha.
When QEERI created the original business case for microgrid research in Qatar, Wanik said they targeted the country's 1,300 desert farms. Most are off-grid and scattered in remote rural areas where constructing power lines would be prohibitively expensive, so he said these farms typically use diesel generators.
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