Saudi Arabia Unveils Renewables Plans, but Uncertainties Remain

摘要

After years of presentations and grand projections, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (Ka-Care) has published a white paper that signals its determination to make the world's top oil exporter a leading solar and wind player too. The plans are being driven by the need to find plausible alternatives to hydrocarbons in helping meet domestic energy consumption, given the kingdom's currently limited natural gas supplies and the high cost of burning liquids for power generation — the same concerns behind Saudi proposals to develop nuclear power stations (WGI Jan.23'13).