Solar energy in Iran: Current state and outlook

G Najafi, B Ghobadian, R Mamat, T Yusaf… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper introduces the resource, status and prospect of solar energy in Iran briefly.
Among renewable energy sources, Iran has a high solar energy potential. The widespread …

Renewable energy development in rural areas of Iran

N Afsharzade, A Papzan, M Ashjaee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Iran's energy system is extremely dependent on fossil fuels which, in turn, have led to
problems such as fossil fuels depletion, social, economic and environmental damage and …

Global renewable energy development: Influencing factors, trend predictions and countermeasures

X Xu, Z Wei, Q Ji, C Wang, G Gao - Resources Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Promoting the development and utilisation of renewable energy is the current trend of
energy policy in various regions. First, we divide the world into seven regions based on the …

Role of renewable energy policies in energy dependency in Finland: System dynamics approach

A Aslani, P Helo, M Naaranoja - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective We discuss the role of diversification on dependency and security of energy
supply. A system dynamics model with especial focus on the role of renewable energy …

[HTML][HTML] Stand-alone hybrid energy systems for remote area power generation

A Razmjoo, R Shirmohammadi, A Davarpanah… - Energy reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Energy accessibility especially electrical energy is considered as one of the most appealing
factors to achieve energy sustainability. The purpose of this study is to investigate energy …

Multi-criteria decision-making for selecting a solar farm location to supply energy to reverse osmosis devices and produce freshwater using GIS in Iran

M Razeghi, A Ha**ezhad, A Naseri, Y Noorollahi… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Iran has 985,798 square kilometers of desert areas, equivalent to 59.8 percent of the
country's total area. This factor causes the creation of salt marshes and, accordingly, the …

Energy sustainability analysis based on SDGs for develo** countries

A Armin Razmjoo, A Sumper… - Energy Sources, Part A …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Electrical production for residential areas is one of the most important goals of SDGs (17 UN
goal) and UN-Habitat III (14 goals) that can be achieved by renewable energy. Now …

Transition towards sustainable energy production–A review of the progress for solar energy in Saudi Arabia

MA Salam, SA Khan - Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study is to understand how one of the most non-renewable countries is
acting concerning the global challenge of energy supply vs. resources for energy …

Renewable energy utilization to promote sustainability in GCC countries: policies, drivers, and barriers

K Malik, SM Rahman, AN Khondaker… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
There is a growing focus on the role of renewable energy (RE) policies such as feed-in tariffs
(FITs), renewable portfolio standards (RPSs), subsidies, incentives, and research and …

Challenges of carbon capture technologies deployment in develo** countries

R Shirmohammadi, A Aslani, R Ghasempour - … Energy Technologies and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The challenges of global warming and finding the solutions to come up with them are crucial
debates among the politicians and researchers, particularly after the 2015 United Nations …