Gulf Arab countries forecast high returns for renewable energy

 DUBAI, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said Saturday the six GCC countries' returns through renewable energy integration¹ could hit 200 billion U.S. dollars by 2030.

IRENA said in an e-mailed report that the six countries of the Gulf² Co-operation Council (GCC), which are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman, continued to establish ambitious clean energy projects which are supported by innovative³ research and development as well as investment.

IRENA added that there are presently 30 such projects which are in planning stage, under construction or have been completed in the region. The GCC states, home of some 60 percent of the world's known oil reserves, aim to reduce their reliance on oil and gas and to diversify⁴ their sources of energy for their own needs in order not to keep their oil and gas wealth for the lucrative⁵ energy export business.

IRENA cited Qatar as an example, which was currently working on a solar energy project which will account for 16 percent of the country's total electrical output by 2018, said IRENA. In a joint- venture with U.S. oil giant Chevron⁶, Qatar recently installed the first test phase of a solar park in the gas- and sun-rich Gulf state's desert.

"Saudi Arabia is seeking investors⁷ for a 109 billion dollars solar energy program which will provide a third of electricity needs by 2032," the UN-related agency added.

Earlier in October this year, the emirate of Dubai started to build the first phase of the Mohammad Bin⁸ Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, a 13 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the south-east of the sheikhdom. As of today, Dubai gets 99 percent of its domestic electricity needs from gas power.

Abu Dhabi, where IRENA runs its headquarters, recently completed the 600 million dollars Shams⁹-1 solar park. Shams ( Arabic for sun) is one of the largest solar power parks in the world.

1 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

4 diversify   

v.（使）不同，（使）变得多样化

参考例句：

• Our company is trying to diversify.我们公司正力图往多样化方面发展。
• Hills and woods diversify the landscape.山陵和树木点缀景色。

5 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

6 chevron   

n.V形臂章；V形图案

参考例句：

• He wore shoulderstrap rank slides with sergeant's chevrons.他佩戴标示级别的肩章，上面有中士的V形标志。
• The chevron or arrow road sign indicates a sharp bend to the left or right.V形或箭头路标表示有向左或向右的急转弯。

7 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

8 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

9 shams   

假象( sham的名词复数 )； 假货； 虚假的行为（或感情、言语等）； 假装…的人

参考例句：

• Are those real diamonds or only shams? 那些是真钻石还是赝品？
• Tear away their veil of shams! 撕开他们的假面具吧！