Geothermal energy resources and development in Iran

Noorollahi, Younes; Yousefi, Hossein; Itoi, Ryuichi; Ehara, Sachio

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2008.05.004

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“…Iran is located on the global geothermal belt, indicated by many warm water streams, volcanoes and regular ground movements [33]. Based on an accurate digital geothermal potential map in 2007, 8.8% of the country was prospected as potential geothermal areas in 18 promising fields [66]. Also, the studies conducted through well logging in Iran indicate 14 viable regions that have already been specified.…”

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“…One of these challenges is the lack of social acceptance and awareness, a point emphasized by several studies as a serious obstacle. Noorolahi and Yosefi [66] stated that changes in the current regulation of the energy sector, legislation supportive rules of renewable energy, training and development of human resources, creating the necessary motivation to keep experienced and qualified manpower and planning for technology transfer during international agreements for current projects are of great importance to achieve sustainable development goals in terms of energy resources. According to [52], the main challenges facing the RE development in Iran are the low price of conventional energy compared to renewable energy and the lack of consensus about the importance of investment in renewable energy sources among authorities and policy makers that, in turn, ends up with lacking a rigorous plan for renewable energy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The approach to small-scale technologies such as RE technologies is equal to the approach to the Distributed Generation(DG) systems. According to the National Energy Panel [66], the advantages of DG systems for Iran at national level could be as follows:…”

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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 territorial imbalance. The country should therefore design a sustainable energy system based on clean energy as well as renewable energy. Accordingly, and given that Iran's rural areas suffer from the unsustainable energy system, it is necessary to integrate renewable energy into comprehensive development programs in general, and into rural development programs, specifically. This review paper answers the following questions: Why is renewable energy important for Iran at national and rural levels? How is renewable energy related to sustainable rural development? and What are the challenges in the promotion of renewable energy technologies in Iran? The paper concludes that although renewable energy has potential for development in Iran's rural areas due to environmental, social and economic advantages, it could face some infrastructural, managerial, socio-cultural and economic challenges. Accordingly, aggressive and innovative policy making is required to meet these challenges.

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“…Its distance from Tehran is 859 km (Fig. 1a) (Noorollahi et al 2009;Porkhial et al 2015;Kosari and Sattari 2015). This field has practically (Fotouhi 1995).…”

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“…From 1998 to 2005, the detailed geo-based study was directed by the joint cooperation of renewable energy organization of Iran (SUNA) and Sinclair Knight Merz Ltd (SKM) of New Zealand. The NW Sabalan geothermal field was finally distinguished as an important potential for power generation purpose (Noorollahi et al 2009). …”

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