Renewable Energy Against an Oil and Gas Background: Challenges, Drivers, and Case Studies

Renewable energy (RE) development has always been a difficult proposition in oil- and gas-rich countries. Since it has not been the main economic driver for these countries, inadequate emphasis has been placed in this area. But most countries have realized that fossil fuel reserves are exhaustible and that in order to ensure future sustainable development, more importance must be attached to developing indigenous renewable sources of energy.