Opportunities and Challenges in Using New Energies in Iran to Reduce Environmental Pollution
Subject Areas : Energy
1 - Department of Energy Engineering, SR.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
Keywords: New energies, renewable energy, energy imbalance, opportunities and challenges, environmental pollution.,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: The increasing demand for energy, increasing living standards, global warming, and ultimately environmental and ecological problems resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels have made it necessary to replace depleting and polluting fossil energies with renewable and clean energies, especially in Iran. Paying attention to new energies in Iranian society is of key importance from the perspectives of sustainable development, energy imbalance management, energy security and efficiency, environmental justice, and environmental protection.
Material and Methodology: Especially from the perspective of reducing pollutants and protecting the environment, the present study used deductive-analytical methods, and utilized domestic and foreign written sources, approvals, documents, and actions taken regarding the new energies.Findings: The results showed that Iran, with its unique geography, access to up-to-date knowledge and technology, and education of skilled workers, has good potential for utilizing new energies. The most important challenges and obstacles to the use of new energies in Iran are environmental and climatic, economic and policymaking, infrastructural and technological limitations, and social and cultural resistance.Discussion and Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is necessary to amend and supplement laws and regulations related to the location, construction, and exploitation of new energies, eliminate untargeted energy subsidies, increase the price of fossil fuel energy, stabilize guaranteed purchases of renewable electricity, and support policies for the private sector, providing infrastructure for exploration, drilling and evaluation of new energy reservoirs, train specialized human resources, using social impact assessment (SIA) along with environmental impact assessment (EIA).
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