Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy in Egypt (Review article)

Abstract

Egyptian rapidly growing population and establishing energy-intensive industrialfacilities demanded large supply of power to maintain that growth. Egypt is a countrywell suited for alternative energy production. It has strong, steady wind, good solarenergy and the hydrothermal resources from the Nile. The government decided toimprove the diversity of energy by embracing opportunities from renewable sources assolar and wind in the energy mix, to bring the balance back to Egypt’s energy market.Environmental impact assessment (EIA) , should be considered in all stages startingfrom planning, site selection, type of technology used, and installing phase. Life cycleassessment tool is used as a method to know the average environmental impact ofdifferent renewable energy source for appropriate planning and proper decision making.This showed the importance of generating awareness towards environmental impact ofvarious renewable energy systems.