Determining The Region of Solar Energy Production in IRAQ

The research aims to identify the regions producing solar energy in Iraq based on the climatic readings of sixteen stations spread across Iraq and derived from the General Authority for Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring for the period from (1975-2015). and the study showed clear discrepancies in the amounts of solar radiation in the study area. Because of the astronomical site And the impact of weather factors (such as cloudiness and dusty phenomena) the highest rates of solar radiation were for the southern and western regions. reaching - 1.600 milliwatts / cm 2 / day. which included the stations of Mosul. Sinjar and Ramadi. as well as Rutba. Baghdad. Diwaniyah. Al Hay and Samawah. accordingly the area was divided The study is divided into three solar energy producing regions. The first represents the high energy region and constitutes (49.66%) of the area of the study area. This region covers a large area of the western plateau and alluvial plain. and this region has the highest rate of solar radiation. which ranges between 460.77 - 477.63 milliwatts / cm 2 / day within the stations of Basra. Samawah and Al Hay. as well as Al Diwaniyah and Al Rutbah. The amount of solar energy received is large enough to be exploited. The second is the medium solar energy region with a percentage of (25.81%). and this region includes part of the sedimentary plain and the western plateau. and the third is the limited solar energy region. This region occupies a percentage (24.53%) and includes the mountainous and undulating region of Iraq. as the rates of solar radiation ranged from what Between 445.23-428.74 milliwatts/cm2/day. this region has the lowest rates of solar radiation compared to the previous two regions. The second is the medium solar energy region with a percentage of (25.81%). and this region includes part of the sedimentary plain and the western plateau. and the third is the limited solar energy region. This region occupies a percentage (24.53%) and includes the mountainous and undulating region of Iraq. as the rates of solar radiation ranged from what Between 445.23-428.74 milliwatts/cm2/day. this region has the lowest rates of solar radiation compared to the previous two regions