A review on renewable energy resources in Iran

One of the main non-renewable and unstainable energy producers in the world is Iran, because of abundant fossil fuels resources. Recently, in Iran utilization of petroleum and natural gas in the sections of transportation and industrial has been improved immensely, due to their low prices. Iran has plenty of alternative fuel and renewable resources which have not been taken into consideration thoughtfully. Lately, one of the important targets of the Iranian Government is managing the fossil consumption. Different areas of Iran can be applied as the main sources of renewable and sustainable energy (RSE), caused by a considerable variety of natural ability. The main RSE that possibly utilized for energy supply are biofuel, wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower. Furthermore, according to the growth of population, bioenergy generation from residue materials is capable of performing a critical function in the sustainability of waste management policies. This review article deal with estimating renewable energy potentials from different suppliers in Iran.

Keywords:

Iran , Renewable energy , Biofuels , Solar energy