Future Arabian Gulf energy sources : hydrocarbon, nuclear or renewable?/ Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research.

A collection of papers presented to the 13th Annual Energy Conference held on November 19-21, 2007 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, organized by the ECSSR.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [409] -432) and index.

Foreword / Dr. Jamal S. Al-Suwaidi -- Introduction: Satisfying Future Gulf Energy Needs: Hydrocarbon, Nuclear or Renewable?-- Future Energy Supply in the GCC / H.E. Ali Abdullah Al-Owais -- Future Arabian Gulf Energy Sources / H.E. Sultan A. Al Mehairi -- The Future of Nuclear Power: A Global and Regional Outlook / Hans-Holger Rogner and A. McDonald -- 1. Overview of Growing GCC Energy Demand: Trends, Projections and Use of Alternative Energies / Bakr H. Khoshaim -- 2. Natural Gas in the GCC: Current Status and Future Prospects / Naji Abi-Aad -- 3. Reducing Energy Use: The Role of Government / Naif M. Al-Abbadi -- 4. Development of Alternative Energy Technologies in the GCC: Experiences and Prospects / S.U. Rahman -- 5. Nuclear Energy as an Alternative for Power Generation: Potential Benefits and Associated Risks / Luis Echavarri -- 6. The Strategic Implications of Nuclear Development in the GCC / Saleh Abdel Rahman Al-Mani -- 7. Strategic Implications of a GCC Nuclear Program / Kenneth Katzman -- 8. Introduction to Renewable Energy in Transport / Ibrahim Dincer -- 9. Assessment of the Potential from Diversification of Energy Sources in the GCC States / Franz Trieb -- 10. Solar and Wind Energy: Excellent Options for the Energy Mix in the GCC Countries / W.E. Al-Nasser and N.W. Al-Nasser