Solar energy potentials in Iran: A review

Alamdari, Pouria; Nematollahi, Omid; Alemrajabi, Ali Akbar

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.12.052

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“…In terms of climate, Iran is one of the most unique countries. The temperature difference in winter between the warmest and coldest points sometimes reaches more than 50 • C. The hottest points of the earth in 2004 and 2005 were measured in Loot desert in Iran [9].…”

Section: Iran's Status and Outlook Of Energy Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Land Suitability Analysis for Solar Farms Exploitation Using GIS and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)—A Case Study of Iran

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Considering the geographical location and climatic conditions of Iran, solar energy can provide a considerable portion of the energy demand for the country. This study develops a two-step framework. In the first step, the map of unsuitable regions is extracted based on the defined constraints. In the next step, in order to identify the suitability of different regions, 11 defined criteria, including solar radiation, average annual temperatures, distance from power transmission lines, distance from major roads, distance from residential area, elevation, slope, land use, average annual cloudy days, average annual humidity and average annual dusty days, are identified. The relative weights of defined criteria and sub-criteria are also determined applying fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP) technique. Next, by overlaying these criteria layers, the final map of prioritization of different regions of Iran for exploiting solar photovoltaic (PV) plants is developed. Based on Iran's political divisions, investigation and analysis of the results have been presented for a total of 1057 districts of the country, where each district stands in one of the five defined classes of excellent, good, fair, low, and poor level. The obtained data indicate that 14.7% (237,920 km 2 ), 17.2% (278,270 km 2 ), 19.2% (311,767 km 2 ), 11.3% (183,057 km 2 ), 1.8% (30,549 km 2 ) and 35.8% (580,264 km 2 ) of Iran's area are positioned as excellent, good, fair, low, poor and unsuitable areas, respectively. Moreover, Kerman, Yazd, Fars, Sisitan and Baluchestan, Southern Khorasan and Isfahan are included in the regions as the most excellent suitable provinces for exploiting solar PV plants.

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Section: Iran's Status and Outlook Of Energy Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Alamdari et al [9] examined the feasibility of exploiting solar energy for different regions of Iran based on information obtained from 63 weather stations and application of radiation maps in GIS. Based on the results, the greatest radiation is related to central and southern regions of Iran except for the southern coastal regions.…”

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Land Suitability Analysis for Solar Farms Exploitation Using GIS and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)—A Case Study of Iran

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“…), nuclear energy, and renewable energies (wind, solar, geothermal, hydro-power, biomass, hydrogen, ocean, etc.) [2]. Most of the energy resources currently relied on are finite and will be depleted because of the increasing demand.…”

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“…If only 0.1% of the solar energy on the Earth can be converted to electrical energy at an efficiency rate of 10%, 3000 GW of power will be generated, which is four times more than the energy consumed annually on a global scale [9]. The amount of irradiance reaching a location on the Earth's surface over a specific time period varies depending on global, local, spatial, temporal and meteorological factors, such as altitude, latitude, fraction of sunshine hours, relative humidity, precipitation, and air temperature [2,10].…”

Section: Renewable Energymentioning

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Optimization solar site selection by fuzzy logic model and weighted linear combination method in arid and semi-arid region: A case study Isfahan-IRAN

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“…In this respect, Alamdari and et al conducted feasibility studies across Iran on using solar energy, gathering data from 63 stations. The studies show that Iran's central and southern regions, except for the southern coastal areas, and Southern Khorasan and Khuzestan provinces, seem to be more reliable and beneficial to establish sites in those places, in terms of receiving high amounts of horizontal radiations (Alamdari et al, 2013). Another study has focused on three free economic and industrial zones of Iran, called Chabahar, Kish and Salafchegan.…”

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Renewable Energy Sources in Iran: Policy and Regulation

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2017

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According to the Fifth Five Year Development Plan, in Iran, renewable resources, under the green horizon scenarios, must provide 5,000 MW of electricity. Among different types of renewable source of energy, there is no shortage of information in Iran, which is located near to zero line (earth's equator), with about 300 clear sunny days in a year, about setting policies promoting solar energy. Taking into account the availability and benefits of solar energy for Iran, this paper has focused on solar energy.Recent statistics show that, if the current development plans proceed, the capacity of the installed renewable energy systems would reach 2.8GW by 2030. This requires more than 2800 million US dollar investment in 20 years, i.e., 2010 to 2030. Despite the advantages of using solar energy, such as reducing greenhouse gases, it is important to note that solar power is 2.5 to 5 times as expensive as electricity from existing conventional power sources, such as coal and other sources. In order to encourage people to use solar power, there is a need to change our laws and establish an integrated energy regulation, involving tax policy mechanisms to support the deployment of solar energy in Iran. As Iran is dependent upon its fossil fuels, the transition from fossil fuels to renewable, which is a worldwide goal to reduce GHG or CO2 emissions, requires the adoption of a comprehensive policy and integrated regulation nationwide, taking a multidisciplinary approach. This paper exemplifies and considers the 2005 Energy Policy Act and Investment Tax Credit (ICT) for residential energy property, illustrating how solar-energy-regulation could contribute to the sustained development of solar energy. The main purpose is to help the development of sustainable solar energy regulation in Iran.

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Solar energy potentials in Iran: A review

Cited by 188 publications

References 27 publications

Land Suitability Analysis for Solar Farms Exploitation Using GIS and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)—A Case Study of Iran

Land Suitability Analysis for Solar Farms Exploitation Using GIS and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)—A Case Study of Iran

Optimization solar site selection by fuzzy logic model and weighted linear combination method in arid and semi-arid region: A case study Isfahan-IRAN

Renewable Energy Sources in Iran: Policy and Regulation

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