Advantages Of Renewable Energy

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Renewable energy uses natural resources such as the sun and water to generate sufficient energy whenever it is required whereas the non-renewable energy is taken from sources that are available on earth in limited quantity such as oil and gas. Like Abu Dhabi, Brunei Darussalam depends largely on oil and gas reserves for the survival of its economy but with the continuous usage of the oil and gas resources, Brunei will face a depletion which Brunei then began to follow the footsteps of Abu Dhabi which had already establish an alternative energy sources to ensure its economic prosperity. By using Abu Dhabi as a primary example this essay will focus on similarities and differences in their oil and gas consumption, their current alternative energy source that is solar energy and analyze the experience that can be learned from Abu Dhabi to ensure the prosperity of Brunei’s economy.

Both Brunei’s and United Arab Emirates’ economies depend on oil and gas. The production of this source of energy is so high in both countries that the exportation percentages make up most of the countries’ income. Abu Dhabi has s more than 95 per cent of the UAE’s oil reserves and about 94 per cent of its gas reserves (Sophie Song, 2013,International Business Times) whereas oil and gas industry remains as the backbone of Brunei Darussalam ‘s economy for the past 80 years until today. The oil and gas sector in Brunei, which is the Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), contributes about two-thirds of the

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