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Incorporating The Delphi Technique To Investigate Renewable Energy Technology Transfer In Saudi Arabia, Nasir K. Al-Otaibi
Incorporating The Delphi Technique To Investigate Renewable Energy Technology Transfer In Saudi Arabia, Nasir K. Al-Otaibi
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Saudi Arabia is a major oil-producing nation facing a rapidly-growing population, high unemployment, climate change, and the depletion of its natural resources, potentially including its oil supply. Technology transfer is regarded as a means to diversify countries' economies beyond their natural resources. This dissertation examined the opportunities and barriers to utilizing technology transfer successfully to build renewable energy resources in Saudi Arabia to diversify the economy beyond oil production. Examples of other developing countries that have successfully used technology transfer to transform their economies are explored, including Japan, Malayasia, and the United Arab Emirates. Brazil is presented as a detailed …