A review of geothermal energy status and potentials in Middle-East countries

Amoatey, Patrick; Chen, Mingjie; Al‐Maktoumi, Ali; Izady, Azizallah; Baawain, Mahad

doi:10.1007/s12517-021-06648-9

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“…A growth rate of 3000 MW renewable energy per year is planned to guarantee the supply a part of electrical energy demands (Najafi and Ghobadian 2011). Geologic data and published researches on the geothermal susceptibility of Iran confirmed the existence of economic geothermals throughout this country (Amoatey et al 2021;Ebrahimi et al 2019b;Yousefi et al 2010;Yousefi et al 2007). Therefore, the geologic background of Iran is promising that this land has enough potential to yield considerable amounts of geothermal energy.…”

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“…In Iran, moving toward the right direction can also make geothermals more feasible and economically competitive. Iran, Turkey and Yemen are the only countries in the Middle East having some high-enthalpy (> 150 °C) geothermal fields (Amoatey et al 2021). Comparing Iran and Turkey can clearly show two completely different policies surrounding subsidies.…”

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Study of geothermal energy potential as a green source of energy with a look at energy consumption in Iran

Dashti

Korzani

2021

Geotherm Energy

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Regarding disadvantages of fossil fuels, renewables like geothermals can be an eco-friendly source of energy. In Iran, the availability of fossil fuels and poor policies surrounding subsidies (ranked as the first in giving subsidies) caused high energy consumption (1.75 times higher than the global average). Energy is mainly provided by fossil fuels that leads to high CO2 emission. This study evaluates the energy consumption trend and potentials of more sustainable resources like geothermals in Iran. The formation of geothermals is tightly linked with geological prerequisites that are partly present within Iran. Adjacency of the metamorphic with volcanic zones, existence of numerous faults and seismic activity of Iran are notable geological characteristics confirming the geothermal potential. In Iran, 18 regions are being explored as the most promising geothermal prospects. To test the potentials of one of these regions, a geothermal power plant with a capacity of 5 MWe is installed in the Sabalan Field. Northwest (where Sabalan Field is located), central (like Mahalat Region) and southeast of Iran (Makran Zone) can be regarded as promising zones for hosting geothermal prospects.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Study of geothermal energy potential as a green source of energy with a look at energy consumption in Iran

Dashti

Korzani

2021

Geotherm Energy

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“…Algeria is also among the first five countries in the world known for applications relating to air conditioning. Similarly, Amoatey et al (2021) investigated the status and potential of geothermal energy in Middle-East countries and points out that the majority of the oil-rich countries in the Middle East have not fully harnessed geothermal energy resources in their regions and this is due to lack of qualitative research and exploration activities in the region.…”

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Rethinking the governance of geothermal power industry: The roadmap for sustainable development

Alsaleh

Abdul‐Rahim

2023

Energy Exploration & Exploitation

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The European geothermal heating market, at one time dominated by only a handful of countries, is set to experience a purple patch in the coming years as governments scramble to find an affordable alternative to expensive gas-fired heating. The primary focus of this study will be to investigate what effect will worldwide governance factors and economic growth on the geothermal energy output among the 27 European Countries from the time being 1996 to 2021. Using the autoregressive distributed lag, the findings shows that a significant increase in the geothermal energy industry sustainability can occur in European Union 14 (EU14) emerged economies using worldwide governance factors than in EU13 emerging economies. Among additional factors, instability in the political realm, regulatory issues in the area of quality, accountability, and voice-related issues, and the ability to curb corrupt practices contribute more positively to geothermal energy sustainability in EU14 emerged economies than in European Union 13 (EU13) emerging economies. On the other hand, government effectiveness contributes more positively to geothermal energy sustainability in EU13 emerging economies than in EU14 emerged economies. The finding implies that geothermal power sustainability in EU region countries can be significantly increased by mounting the level of worldwide governance determinants to achieve Energy Union aims by 2030. This will finally be spread to combat climate change and environmental pollution. All observations on projected calculations are valid. The confirmation was achieved with the aid of the three estimators used in the study which are the pooled mean group estimator, the mean group estimator, and the third one was dynamic fixed effect approach. This study recommended that these European countries need to put more effort in terms of being effective in worldwide governance indicators which will help in goal attainment at the societal and environmental levels. Those in charge of making laws in the European countries should get more engaged in worldwide governance scopes as this will assist in facilitating the security and sustainability of geothermal energy generation. Those in charge of making policies in the EU countries should as well lay more emphasis on the strategies that could be cointegrated and as well sustainable toward worldwide governance fractionation toward the achievement of the sustainability of geothermal power and this will drastically reduce the need or dependence on fossil fuel and emissions coming from carbon dioxide in the future time.

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Renewable energy hybridization: a comprehensive review of integration strategies for efficient and sustainable power generation

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Clean Techn Environ Policy

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A review of geothermal energy status and potentials in Middle-East countries

Cited by 15 publications

References 126 publications

Study of geothermal energy potential as a green source of energy with a look at energy consumption in Iran

Study of geothermal energy potential as a green source of energy with a look at energy consumption in Iran

Rethinking the governance of geothermal power industry: The roadmap for sustainable development

Renewable energy hybridization: a comprehensive review of integration strategies for efficient and sustainable power generation

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