The energy system of
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
relies primarily on
fossil fuels. However, the country has made steps to decrease its dependency on fossil fuels by investing in wind power.
With the help from
Sadid Industrial Group (Iranian manufacturing company) and investments as well as resources from Indian (
Sulzon Energy) and German (
Siemens) wind turbine companies, Iran has been able to build a strong and stable wind sector.
In 2004 Iran generated only 25 megawatts from wind power, 32 megawatts in 2005, and 45 megawatts in 2006.
By 2009, total wind power capacity reached 130 megawatts. This was a result of the production of larger wind farms in more coastal and windy areas of Iran, such as Manjeel (
Gilan province) and Binaloud (Razavi Khorasan Province).
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See also
* Manjil and Rudbar Wind Farm
*Binalood wind farm
Binalood wind farm is a wind farm situated in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran near the city of Nishapur. It currently uses 43 turbines with a generating capacity of 660 kW to produce 28.2 MW of electricity using wind power. The area of t ...
* Iran–Armenia Wind Farm
*Energy of Iran
Iran has the fourth largest oil reserves and the 2nd largest natural gas reserves in the world. The nation is a member of OPEC, and generates approximately 50% of state revenue through oil exports.
Most energy in Iran is generated through ...
*List of power stations in Iran
By 2012, Iran had roughly 400 power plant units. By the end of 2013, Iran had a total installed electricity generation capacity of 70,000 MW, which had been increased from 90 MW in 1948, and 7024 MW in 1978. It is planned to add more than 5,000 M ...
International Persian Group - IPG
* Renewable energy in Iran
* Renewable energy by country
References
# F., F., N., S., S., S., & M.A., R. (2015). Assessment of wind energy potential and economics in the north-western Iranian cities of Tabriz and Ardabil. ''Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, v45'', 87-99.
# Fatemeh Rahimzadeh Affiliation: Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC), T. I., & Affiliation:, A. M. (2011). Wind speed variability over Iran and its impact on wind power potential: a case study for Esfehan Province. ''Meteorological Applications
''Meteorological Applications'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of meteorology published four times per year since 1994. It is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Royal Meteorological Society.
Abstracting and indexing
The journ ...
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# Gholamhassan Najafi Affiliation: Tarbiat Modares University, P. B.-1., & Barat Ghobadian Affiliation: Tarbiat Modares University, P. B.-1. (2015). LLK1694-wind energy resources and development in Iran. ''Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, v15 n6'', 2719-2728.
# Julien Mercille Affiliation: School of Geography, P. a., & Alun Jones Affiliation: School of Geography, P. a. (2009). Practicing Radical Geopolitics: Logics of Power and the Iranian Nuclear “Crisis”. ''Annals of the Association of American Geographers, v99 n5'', 856-862.
# Kasra Mohammadi Affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, U. o., Ali Mostafaeipour Affiliation: Industrial Engineering Department, Y. U., & Affiliat, A. S. (2009). Application and economic viability of wind turbine installation in Lutak, Iran. ''Environmental Earth Sciences, v75 n3'', 1-16.
# Sayed Moslem Mousavi Affiliation: Sharif University of Technology, I., & Morteza Bagheri Ghanbarabadi Affiliation: Sharif University of Technology, I. (2015). The competitiveness of wind power compared to existing methods of electricity generation in Iran. ''Energy Policy, v42 (201203)'', 651-656.
# Wyn Q Bowen Affiliation: Defence Studies Department, K. C., & London, J. K. (2004). The Iranian Nuclear Challenge. ''International Affairs, v80 n2'', 257-276.
External links
Renewable Energy Organization of Iran
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