renewable energy sources (res), especially wind power plants, have high priority of promotion in the energy policies worldwide. an increasing share of res and distributed generation (dg), should, as has been assumed, provide improvement in reliability of electricity delivery to the customers. paper presented here concentrates on electricity storage systems technologies and applications pinpoint...

The EU is planning to increase the significance of renewable energy sources. In this context it is important to understand the decision making behavior of farmers regarding investments in renewable energy systems which generate energy from biomass. Therefore, we have confronted farmers with a hypothetical opportunity to invest in a biogas plant. It turned out that besides risk aversion the inve...

The economic development benefits of wind energy may be the most tangible basis for the local and state officials’ interests. In addition to the direct salaries associated with building and operating wind projects, the wind energy industry provides indirect jobs and benefits. The optimal planning of a wind farm is one most important topic in renewable energy technology. Many methods have been i...

This paper proposes a Dynamic Integrated Resource Strategic Planning (DIRSP) model based on a semi-Markov decision-making process. Considering the policy transfer probability matrix, we discuss the influence of different policy portfolios and input intensity on the timing and scale of low-carbon transition during the power planning process. In addition, we discuss various planning scenarios fro...

Content Analysis of Elementary School Textbooks in Terms of Covering Renewable Energy Sources     E. Saalehi Omraan, Ph.D.* M. Aabedini Beltork, Ph.D.** G. Mehralitabaar Firoozjaa’i***   The world is facing an energy crisis brought about by the ever increasing consumption of fossil fuels that leads to pollution and health problems. The renewable clean energies must b...

The primary goal of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) study, BAYESIAN INTEGRATION FOR MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING is to develop a multicriteria decision support tool that improves the quality of information upon which marine spatial planning decisions are made. The project team’s goal is to develop a decision support tool that integrates scientific, e...

This article develops a methodological framework to provide insights regarding the suitability of multi-criteria techniques in the context of renewable energy planning. The second section presents main characteristics of the particular decision-making process. The third section presents the main multi-criteria analysis methods, and the fourth section reveals the requirements of the techniques f...

Abstract: Korea is a heavily energy-dependent country whose primary energy consumption ranks ninth in the world. However, at the same time, it promised to reduce carbon emission and planned to use more renewable energy. Thus, the objective of this study is to propose an optimal energy mix planning model in electricity generation from various energy sources, such as gas, coal, nuclear, hydro, wi...

Although conventional energy resources are widely used for electricity generation globally as well as in Turkey, the renewable energy resources that do not deteriorate environmental quality and economic efficiency are increasingly favored to meet the energy demands in a sustainable way. Alternatively, limitations on land availability and high initial investment costs impede the development of r...

Projections are important tools for long-term planning and policy settings. Renewable energy sources that use indigenous resources have the potential to provide energy services with zero or almost zero emissions of both air pollutants and greenhouse gases. Currently, renewable energy sources supply 14% of the total world energy demand. Renewable energy is a promising alternative solution becaus...