Modelling approach and predictive assessment of renewable energy potential in Mauritania
Room: Polytech, B2 – Amphi (C002)
Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Mohamed YAHYA
Laboratory for Applied Research in Renewable Energies, Water, and Environment (LRA3E)
University of Nouakchott Mauritania
Contact: biyah2001@yahoo.fr
Since 2017 Ahmed Mohamed YAHYA has been serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Nouakchott, Mauritania. In 2005, he obtained his Advanced Studies Diploma in Solar Energy from Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, and in 2012, he earned his Ph.D. in Solar Energy, Materials, and Systems from the same Senegalese university. Author has contributed to scientific research as an author and co-author of over 20 technical articles published in international journals and conferences, as well as 2 book chapters. He also possesses extensive experience in the field of electrical energy, especially in renewable energies. He has worked with various companies and public institutions, accumulating significant expertise in feasibility studies for projects such as photovoltaic solar power plants, wind farms, solar-powered public lighting, measurement stations, medium and low-voltage electrical networks, ice production facilities, and seawater desalination.
Abstract:
Recognizing that Mauritania possesses exceptional wind and solar energy resources, which, if efficiently harnessed for clean and cost-effective electricity production, as well as large-scale production of green hydrogen and ammonia, will create significant momentum and a new industry. In addition to its abundant renewable energy resources, Mauritania holds a strategic geographical position, adjacent to major global maritime routes, providing easy access to green hydrogen markets.
It is in this context that our book presents a new concept regarding the state of the art of renewable energy projects from 1980 to 2023, as well as the vision for the state’s horizon until 2050. It outlines why the approaches and design for each type of project, whether solar, wind, or hybrid systems, are essential. It offers an alternative path, drawing inspiration from the scientific approach for wind project evaluation and providing the best technological choices from various wind turbine manufacturers suitable for our desert climate. This willingness represents the author’s vision of the future approach to characterizing wind potential studies.
Keywords: State of the art on renewable energies, solar energy, wind energy, project profitability, technical and economic study of projects.