The Utilization of Solar Radiation in Generating Electricity for Developing The Tourist Areas in the Southern and Southeastern Mountains Slopes of Duhok Province.

Abstract

The study aims to determine the potentiality of investing the solar radiation in Duhok‎ province’s southern and southeastern mountains, and its use in developing  tourism ‎projects. It also aims to set  an investment plan for the solar radiation received by the solar ‎panels to produce the electrical energy that  meets the needs of the tourism areas. The selected ‎study area contained samples of solar cells, which were installed to identify the amount of ‎radiation  recorded as 19.06 kW/h/day/panel, and in turn generates 3.0 kW/h/day ‎of electrical energy. By utilizing some technologies and simulation methods,  an‎ area of approximately 29 km length and 1 km width  within the same mountain series was‎ suggested to be used to establish  1,000,000 panels with special specifications. This will  provide approximately 87,000 Mega W/h/day of electrical power that will  satisfy ‎the area needs of electricity. Such a procedure will work to enhance the development of tourism areas ‎and provide the electricity required for hotels, resorts, restaurants, health spas and other ‎facilities in the area. As a result, this will reduce the load on the governmental electricity ‎network, and will make this project  leading one in the field of national ‎development and sustainability.