RIYADH: As solar and wind power play an increasingly important role in Saudi Arabia’s energy mix, weather conditions such as cloud cover and wind speeds can directly affect how much electricity enters the national grid.
The Kingdom plans to generate 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, meaning a larger share of power will depend on weather conditions.
Researchers say advanced technologies such as quantum computing could help scientists better understand and manage these challenges. The technology has the potential to model complex energy networks, accelerate the discovery of new clean-energy materials and optimize industrial systems that are too complicated for conventional computers to analyze.
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Saudi Arabia aims to generate 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030.
