Inland desert and two coasts
Riyadh · Jeddah · Dammam
- Heat
- extreme
- Humidity
- moderate
- Dust
- extreme
- Water stress
- extreme
Energy
Electricity comes almost entirely from gas and oil, with gas in the lead; the National Renewable Energy Program is developing solar.
Design levers
- Closed loop, with no water evaporation
- Filtration against sand and dust storms
- On-site natural gas turbines, solar and storage