renewable energy

The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of investment in renewable energy infrastructure, human capital development and environmental sustainability on renewable energy consumption in the Gulf countries. In this study, investment in renewable energy infrastructure is considered as a key factor in sustainable economic and environmental development. The results show that increasing investment in renewable energy infrastructure directly and significantly increases the consumption of renewable energy. This indicates the importance of strengthening technical infrastructure and equipment that can increase the efficiency of renewable energy. Improving human capital, through training and developing workforce skills, plays an important role in increasing the consumption of renewable energy. The results show that paying attention to environmental policies and reducing the use of fossil fuels has a positive effect on the consumption of renewable energy. These policies include encouraging the use of clean energy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and enforcing strict environmental regulations that can increase the use of renewable energy, and implementing supportive policies can help boost the use of renewable energy and achieve sustainable development goals. Advanced technologies can increase the efficiency of renewable energy and reduce production costs, while supportive policies such as subsidies and financial incentives can expand the use of these energies. Therefore, Gulf countries can achieve economic and environmental sustainability by upgrading renewable energy infrastructure and human capital and reduce their dependence on fossil fuels.

In the current era, human society is increasingly witnessing the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. An issue that has led to a paradigm shift in energy systems around the world towards clean energy and investment in electricity generation systems based on renewable energy. Therefore, the transition process from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources will be one of the most important political and economic challenges of the country until the end of the first half of the 21st century. An issue that requires the adoption of a geoeconomics approach and the use of an active and intelligent economic diplomacy in order to overcome this challenge. The main problem of the research is, how is the importance and necessity of changing Iran's economic diplomacy in order to take advantage of the country's geoeconomics position with a geoenergics focus, until the end of the first half of the 21st century? Based on this, the hypothesis of the research is: "It is important and necessary to change Iran's economic diplomacy to geoenergics-based diplomacy until the end of the first half of the 21st century". In this regard, 34 questionnaires were completed by professors and experts related to the subject, and the results were analyzed using SPSS software, T-test and multivariate regression. The results and inferential findings of the research, considering the unique position and capacities of oil and gas and the potentials related to renewable energies of Iran on the one hand, and the transition process from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources on the other hand, indicate the fact that, Changing Iran's economic diplomacy in order to take advantage of the country's geoenergics situation and capacities, especially renewable energies, is no longer a choice but a necessity.

Renewable energies include a variety of sources that come from natural and available energies. In order to develop the use of solar energy, it is necessary to locate areas where solar energy has the desired level and other necessary conditions for the construction of the power plant. Today, with the increase in world population, the amount of energy consumption has increased, and if energy production is not managed and put in a new direction, it will lead to irreparable effects and consequences. Today, most countries in the world, including Iran, have realized and emphasized the importance and role of renewable energy sources, including solar energy. Due to the importance of this issue, the purpose of this study is to assess the ability to build solar power plants in cities in arid regions. The present research is descriptive-analytical in terms of research method and library and field information in terms of data collection method. The parameters studied in the study in terms of climate include rainfall, sunny hours, received radiation, cloudiness, temperature, dust, frost and in terms of environment, altitude, slope and land use. The period of study of climatic parameters is 15 years and from 2003 to 1397 and includes all synoptic stations , including Sabzevar synoptic station in order to zoning in GIS software environment and measuring the climatic and environmental ability of Sabzevar in the construction of stew power plants. In this research, GIS application software and AHP hierarchical technique have been used to analyze the data.

This study was conducted with the general purpose of developing strategies for the use of renewable energy in the agricultural sector in Bushehr province. In this study, first, using analytical studies and literature, the subject of the four SWOT points, namely strength, weakness, opportunity and threat, were identified and prioritized using the AHP technique. The statistical population of the study were subject-aware experts and specialists in relevant organizations who were purposefully selected for the study. Data analysis was performed using SWOT-AHP technique using Expert Choice software. Findings showed that in evaluating the criteria, strengths, weaknesses, threats, opportunities were the first to fourth priorities that the weights obtained from the results of these points indicate the dominance of risky space over space. useful. In addition, in prioritizing strategic areas, the results showed that the first SO strategy is aggressive strategy (maximum-maximum), the second strategy is ST strategy is contingent strategy (maximum-minimum), the third WO strategy is adaptive strategy (minimum-maximum strategy). And finally, the last strategy in the subject under consideration is the WT strategy, that is, the defense strategy (at least - at least). In general, the results of this research can provide new insights for energy and environmental policy makers.

Research Problem: 

The development of modern technologies has become a global common infrastructure and priority due to its environmental, economic and social advantages. Due to the increase in population and expansion of the man-made environment and turning to architecture and interior design, the demand for energy for various purposes is increasing day by day. Therefore, the intelligent use of renewable energy plays an important role in improving the sustainability and energy efficiency in architectural design.

Research Question: 

What effect does the geometry of the window and the use of optical shelves have on the reception and optimal use of natural light?

 The purpose of the present research is the feasibility of using new technologies, including optical racks, in architectural design, emphasizing the approach of increasing the efficiency of renewable energy (sunlight) in Arian Tower, Hamedan.  Research method Applied research has a quantitative nature and data analysis method is combined, descriptive-analytical and simulation. Collecting information is done by field surveys in the space of Aryan Tower and collecting data with devices such as lux meters. By using Design Builder and Ecotect software, the role of light shelves on providing natural lighting in Arian Tower is investigateThe Most Important.

 The investigations carried out on the building unit show that the internal parts of the plan do not receive any natural light and this problem causes the increase in energy consumption. It is because the lamps are turned on to provide lighting. By installing a light ledge, which is one of the methods of using renewable energy, an attempt was made to bring the light to the depth of the plan, and this system performed well in performing its task and received the Green Star certificate. Finally, it was concluded that the use of optical shelf has a significant effect in reducing the cold and heat load and especially increasing the lighting load.

Nowadays, due to the problems caused by climate change, the desire to use renewable energy has increased. One of these renewable energies is wind energy. 2700 TW energy is hidden in the world winds which, 25% of it is up to 100 meters above the ground.Countries such as Germany and Denmark have shown that the use of this energy is economical. Our country should also reduce its dependence on fossil fuel (oil) and switch to renewable energies. Iran is rich in renewable energies and has been one of the pioneers in wind energy field, but not much attention has been paid to the these resources in this country. In this research, one of the types of renewable energy called wind energy was investigated. The purpose of this research is to calculate the power that can be received from the wind in Makran coastal zone in order to replace fossil energy with renewable wind energy in this region. In this research, an attempt was made to analyze the spatial distribution of suitable areas for the exploitation of this renewable energy and its temporal changes on a monthly and yearly basis. For this purpose, the wind atlas data of the meteorological research institute were used in the period from 2005 to 2015 and the WRF model was used to obtain the wind speed and direction in this region in the period from 2019 to 2021 also. Version 3.9.1 of the WRF model and GFS data(as the input of the model) have been used. It should be noted that in this research, the data related to the range of the Strait of Hormuz to Pasbandar in 3 points with coordinates: 1. N 25.59 and E57.77 2. N25.2 and E59.56 3. N25.04 and E61.41 was analyzed.The WRF model was implemented with two nested domains. The horizontal separation of the larger domain was 15 km and the smaller domain was 5 km. The synoptic stations data and ERA5 reanalysis data were used to evaluate the WRF model output. By using the one-seventh power law, the wind information at a height of 10 meters was converted to a height of 50 meters, and the wind energy potential at a height of 50 meters at three coastal points was analyzed. The trend of time changes of wind speed was investigated on an hourly and monthly scale. The results showed that the maximum energy is obtained in the months of March and July. The 14-year average wind power density at the first point was 139.5 W/m2, at the second point was 155.61 W/m2 and at the third point was 157.32 W/m2. The 14-year average annual energy at the first point was 1222.02 kWh, at the second point was 1357.8 kWh and at the third point was 1378.12 kWh. The results showed that the central and eastern parts of the Oman Sea are more capable of using wind energy than the western part. In order to adjust the wind turbine blades, it is necessary to know the prevailing direction of the wind in each time period. For this purpose, windrose for three studied points were drawn in each season. According to the results obtained from the WRF model (14-year period), the dominant direction of the wind in the three studied points in the spring season is westly, northwestly, and southwestly, in the summer season, southly, southeastly, and eastly, in the fall season, southly, southeastly and in winter it is westly and northwestly. In order to check the wind speeds in the area, the abundence graph of the wind speed in 50 meters height was drawn for all three studied points. Considering that the limit speed of 3 meters per second is the minimum speed of many commercial turbines in the country, this limit speed was used to check the wind continuity. In general, it was found that in the first point above 77.4% of the days of the year or in other words above 6781 hours per year, in the second point above 82.8% of the days of the year or in other words above 7255 hours in the year and in the third point above 84.5% of the days of the year or to Wind energy can be used more than 7397 hours per year.

Rural development is one of the goals of countries and governments, especially developing countries, because despite having natural and agricultural resources, villages face many problems and issues such as poverty, unemployment, weak infrastructures. economic suitability, the lack of endogenous service activities, the low productivity rate in the agricultural sector of rural production and the lack of sustainable energy on the one hand and the destruction of natural resources on the other hand, which have made rural development somewhat impossible (Akbari) et al., 2016: 2). Attitude towards sustainable environmental development since the 1970s with international meetings and discussions. These issues presented the importance of paying attention to the sustainable development of rural areas and the need for renewable energy approaches and providing realistic strategies with spatial-spatial dimensions.

This research is a comparative research, in terms of purpose, development and in terms of qualitative nature. In terms of methodology, it is a type of content analysis. Considering that the final goal of this research is to compare the structure of renewable energy exploitation, the studied examples with Iran in identifying weaknesses and strengths, a fundamental look at the eploitation of renewable energy. It is acceptable and in the end it is to provide suggestions in order to strengthen this structure, therefore, in order to achieve these goals, the structure of renewable energy utilization in rural areas of Iran has been compared with four countries: Germany, Poland, Pakistan, and Thailand. The comparative approach is carried out in the analysis and monitoring of the functional comparison of the use of renewable energies in the rural areas of the countries and their similarities and differences are presented. So, using comparative and qualitative methods, the situation of rural areas in Iran was analyzed with other countries and its strengths and weaknesses were determined. Also, by identifying the difference in the indicators used, it is possible to improve the performance of renewable energies. Therefore, in the first step, the role of participation of local institutions in the structure of exploitation of renewable energies in Iran, Germany, Poland, Pakistan and Thailand has been discussed. In the second step; The comparative comparison of the government's role in the planning structure was mentioned and then the place of credit allocation in the use of renewable energy at the national, regional and local (rural) levels was discussed. Basically, it can be stated that this research is an applied research and the success and efficiency of comparative research in the field of renewable energy exploitation requires the adoption of a generalist approach in qualitative research. 

Examining the experiences of Germany, Poland, Pakistan and Thailand in the field of using renewable energy at different levels of a country showed that the success of the programs in Germany and Poland is the result of the cooperation of the European Union with these countries and the transfer of policies National decision-making has been realized at the local level. Therefore, in these countries, the government system has pursued a guiding role by creating convergence and partnership between the planning department, and by creating partnerships, they have performed self-welding and giving authority to each of the responsible provinces as a basic strategy. In the country of Thailand, the role of the government as a strategic institution performs its duties in the country's plans, and the basic principle of the plans is in the opinion of the prime minister and lower levels. In this country, the major departments of planning and decision-making regarding the development of the use of renewable energy have made large investments in rural areas with multi-party cooperation in regional and local programs.While the macro-planning structure of Iran and Pakistan practically does not provide the possibility of handing over authority. The power has been transferred from the center of the provincial governments to the level below it. It seems that in these countries, the government seeks to maintain a centralized structure in decision-making, especially large-scale energy and renewable energy programs. Although in these countries in the last decade, the participation of all stakeholders has led to the exploitation of renewable energies. With the comparison between the countries, it can be stated that the policies, policies and plans for the use of renewable energy in Iran have not been effective and currently the policy making of the use of renewable energy is nascent. And it is new.On the other hand, the country's planning system is facing weaknesses at the national level - from the point of view of centralized structure and sectoral plans. At the regional level with weaknesses such as the lack of independence and legal and political authority in the exploitation of renewable energy and at the local level with weaknesses such as not giving the right of legal authority to the local representative and weak public participation in The topics of using renewable energy are facing.

The results of the research showed that the success of the countries of Germany, Poland, Pakistan and Thailand was through interactive programs and the participation of stakeholders and giving them authority at the national, regional and local levels. However, at the national and regional level, Iran faces the view of a centralized structure and a partial approach to programs, the lack of independence and politicization of managers, and at the local level, the lack of legal powers to local institutions and the lack of interactive participation in the field of interest. The removal of renewable energies is facing. One of the applications of this research is to know the strengths and weaknesses of the studied countries in the field of renewable energy exploitation and compare it with Iran and lay the groundwork for the exploitation of renewable energy in rural areas. The country pointed out.. This point of view helps to provide the ground for encouraging popular and local institutions at various levels in rural areas.

Considering the reduction of fossil fuels and the increase of carbon dioxide caused by these fuels, the transition to renewable and low-carbon energies is inevitable. In this regard, the high capacity of Ahvaz city in the direction of the development of various types of renewable energy can be achieved, which not only reduces energy consumption and costs, but also leads to a cleaner and more stable environment. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to write a scenario for the development of renewable energies in Ahvaz metropolis. The current research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of method, survey and descriptive-analytical. The necessary information was collected in the form of documents, library and field (questionnaire and interview). The statistical community of the current research is made up of experts in the fields of city and energy. The sampling method in this research is stratified sampling proportional to the volume. Also, the method of analysis was quantitative, which used scenario writing wizard. The results show that the total score of compatible scenarios or in other words the impact of all scenarios is 126, the results of which show the importance of the scenarios of solar energy development for energy supply, development of solar energy within industries, development of solar panels at the level of offices and organizations. The development of solar panels in residential areas is the most compatible and the scenario of continuing the use of fossil fuels for energy production and the development and establishment of nuclear power plants in the region are the least compatible for the development in the city of Ahvaz.

The increasing importance of fossil fuels in the last century and the lack of non-renewable resources on earth has led to the extinction of human life. In recent years, there has been a shift towards cleaner methods where energy pollution from non-renewable sources is minimized. Each climate has its own conditions and characteristics, and this is the trend towards sustainable architecture in the traditional architecture of Iran. The importance of using energy to provide solutions increases at all levels. Due to its location on the sun belt, Iran is one of the suitable areas to benefit from the sunlight, and it is possible to increase the comfort function by taking advantage of the climatic features and the features of the traditional elements of sustainable architecture, taking into account efficiency and productivity. important indicators such as: orientation based on three institutionalized rune categories and models for city and house structure in Iran, walls in terms of materials and thickness, form of roofs, color and openings of external surfaces of traditional houses, etc. were used so that the amount of consumption It reduced the energy so as to be able to get rid of the environmental problems of the city.

The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical, and the library method was used to collect information and data.

By examining the theories of logical reasoning for the documentation of the texts, in this method it is tried to spread the qualitative and conceptual strategy issues in this research, and at the end of the research, the indicators of sustainability in the traditional houses of Iran were presented; As he got ideas and lessons from the energy efficiency of traditional Iranian houses to achieve a desirable design for today's modern architecture.

The study of energy geopolitics entails examining the role that energy plays in geopolitical dynamics and power competitions. The global economy and security place considerable importance and emphasis on energy, to the extent that it serves as an indicator of security levels. This significance applies to both oil-producing and oil-consuming countries, prompting them to carefully manage their situations to ensure they are not endangered by developments in global competition. The objective of this research is to investigate the geopolitical developments surrounding energy and their influence on Saudi Arabia's inclination to diversify its economic resources.

In the realm of energy geopolitics, nations reliant on fossil fuel consumption have shifted their focus towards substituting it with renewable sources as a means of mitigating the vulnerabilities stemming from their dependence on conventional fuels. However, the altered global energy consumption pattern and the emergence of renewable energy have introduced novel risks for fossil fuel producing countries within the domain of energy geopolitics, thereby jeopardizing their national interests. Consequently, countries with substantial crude oil production, such as Saudi Arabia, have initiated endeavors to align their economic strategies with these transformations through comprehensive analysis of prevailing circumstances and anticipation of future developments, ultimately safeguarding themselves against long-term perils.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of renewable energy consumption, trade policy, economic growth and biological capacity on ecological footprint as an indicator of environmental degradation in Iran in the period 1986 to 2021. For this purpose, in this study, the autoregressive model with wide distribution interval (ARDL) has been used to obtain long-term and short-term dynamic coefficients. The Toda-Yamamoto causality test was also used to examine the causal path The Cholesky analysis test for innovative accounting has been used to validate the estimated models. The results show that in the long run, there is a positive relationship between the biological capacity variable and the ecological footprint, but it is not statistically significant. However, there is a positive and significant relationship between trade policy variables and GDP with ecological footprint, so that in the long run, with a one percent increase in these variables, the amount of ecological footprint increases by 64.9% and 80.7%, respectively (applying pressure Upward - negative effect on environmental quality), On the other hand, there is a negative and significant relationship between the variable of renewable energy consumption and ecological footprint and increasing one percent of this variable in the long run leads to a decrease in the amount of ecological footprint by 33.9% (applying downward pressure - a positive effect on Environmental quality). The error correction coefficient obtained in this model shows that in each period, 47% of the imbalance resulting from the occurrence of shock and deviation of the short-term model from the long-term trend is adjusted and returns to its long-term trend. There is a two-way causal relationship between trade policy and the ecological footprint. Also, one-way causality from trade policy to GDP is confirmed. The results of Cholesky analysis show that the innovative shocks generated in the variables for the next 10 periods, thus affecting the ecological footprint, so that in the second period the largest share of impact compared to other variables is related to renewable energy by 3.5% But over time and at the end of the tenth period, the largest share of impact is related to GDP of 19.60%, commercial policy of 9.54%, renewable energy consumption of 7.76% and bio-capacity of 1.28%, respectively. Therefore, country-specific energy policies that increase the share of renewable energy in the energy portfolio are recommended.

Regarding the geographical position and appropriate environmental situation, solar energy is regarded as one of the most efficient renewable energies in Iran. This study seeks to provide a model for identifying the optimal locations of the establishment of solar panels in the urban setting. High potential and appropriate space of the buildings' roofs with high altitude and their placement subject to direct sunlight and non-optimal use of these spaces has necessitates the optimal location of the establishment of solar panels for the production of easy and cheap energy. In this study, first, the feature of locations suitable for the establishment of solar panels in the urban environment and the source of production of required layers were identified. The required layers for access to the appropriate locations of the establishment of solar panels were prepared and were spatially modeled. The final objective of this paper is to provide a scientific and practical model for replacing renewable energies instead of fossil fuels in Iran. Based on the fuzzy Delphi method and its integration in the geographical information system in this study, a suitable method was provided for the evaluation and selection of the best place for the exploitation of renewable energies.

Recently, Mazandaran Province has needed more energy. Considering the capabilities of this province in generating renewable energy, recognizing the potentials of clean energy generation and consumption, especially wind energy, should be a priority in the plans of managers and researchers. Current study has been done with the aim of spatial capability of wind energy in Mazandaran Province with emphasis on its topography. In order to initially estimate the energy that can be obtained from wind flow in the province, the necessary calculations were performed on wind direction and velocity data over a period of 12 years. Statistic data of 15 synoptic meteorological stations in the province at a height of 10 meters were used to collect daily wind speed and direction data. After calculating the average wind speed, wind speed continuity and wind power density in the meteorological stations, layers of each were prepared at heights of 10, 30 and 50 m using interpolation in ArcGIS software environment. The 50-meter-high wind speed zoning map in Mazandaran Province shows that among the study stations, Baladeh station with an average monthly wind speed of 5.98 meters per second at a height of 50 meters, has a maximum wind speed of 7.78 meters per second in July. This station experiences wind speeds of more than 6 meters per second for about 7 months of the year (April to October), especially during the warmer months of the year. This station also has the highest wind power density (WPD) with 51, 142 and 228 watts per square meter respectively at a height of 10, 30 and 50 meters above the ground. Also, the station has the highest amount of electrical energy output in Mazandaran Province with an average annual wind power of 58.4 kW, amount of electricity generated annually about 511452 kWh per year and network capacity of 17.7%. Therefore, this area is a suitable place in Mazandaran province for installing wind turbines and constructing wind power plant to generate electricity.

The modern world today has increased pollution and environmental problems and thus increased the concern of governments and organizations regarding the environment. As the issue of environmental pollution is one of the most important and acute problems of human civilization. Jobs, on the other hand, are responsible for many environmental challenges (pollution and high consumption of materials, water and energy). In response to these challenges, entrepreneurs sought to innovate to produce more sustainable products and services, and the groundwork was laid for environmental protection and sustainable entrepreneurship. Inevitably, today, green innovation and green entrepreneurship with the aim of producing environmentally friendly products have been given serious attention during the production processes. Green entrepreneurship is a type of technological innovation that reduces the negative impact of human activities on the environment. Innovation as a central element of entrepreneurship can be done in response to environmental problems and challenges, for example by creating a new technology to reduce pollution or produce environmentally friendly products. In fact, green innovation is considered as a new perspective, idea, product, service or process that seeks to reduce the negative effects of the environment. The purpose of this study is to review the phenomenon of green entrepreneurship and its relationship with green innovation. To this end, this study examines issues such as the history of green entrepreneurship and innovation, the concept of green entrepreneurship, green entrepreneurship and its characteristics, strengths, weaknesses and opportunities and threats to green entrepreneurship development, the purpose of green innovation and its concept, the relationship between green entrepreneurship and innovators Green is discussed and at the end, while summarizing, the necessary practical suggestions are also presented.

Today’s world faces two major crises including environmental pollution due to fossil fuels and the reduction of these fuels, so energy supply through renewable energies has been considered a sustainable solution. The purpose of this study was to assess factors affecting the tendency to use biofuels among villagers. Heads of households in rural areas in Chavarzagh district, Tarom township, Zanjan province formed the statistical population of the study (N=2742). The sample size was estimated using the Cochrane formula (n=161) and samples were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling method. The descriptive and correlational research method was used in this study. The validity of the questionnaire was approved by a panel of related faculty members. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to confirm the reliability of the questionnaire (0.70-0.83). Data was analyzed using SPSS 21. Regression analysis showed that risk, attitudes towards biofuels, self-efficacy, training, eliminating subsidies for fossil fuels and encouraging the use of biofuels, increasing public awareness about the benefits of biofuels and perceived barriers explained 40.6 percent of the variation of villagers’ tendency to use biofuels.

1166/5000 Solar energy is one of the most important and cleanest types of renewable energy in the world. Suitable climatic conditions in Iran due to its special geographical location and high potential for receiving solar energy, is a factor to make the most of this huge source of clean energy production, so the present study aims to policy the utilization of areas prone to solar plans. Which is based on climatic data. For this reason, first by preparing the layers of solar radiation, the total number of sunny hours and the number of cloudy days as the most important climatic factors affecting the amount of radiation, and in the next stage, limiting layers such as distance from population centers and topographic layers of the region were added. The area of ​​Tehran province is considered as a reference for surveys and the analysis of distributions has been analyzed using reference spatial data and using GIS software. According to this research, 4% of the province (553 square kilometers) are very suitable areas, 9% are suitable areas, 16% are relatively suitable areas and 71% are unsuitable areas for the development and installation of solar systems. Also, the results showed that the areas east of Tehran are a good platform for the development of solar panels because in addition to the appropriate area, the photovoltaic power of these areas is estimated more than other areas.

Economic development and increased demand for energy make it necessary for the use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Raw solid wastes, as one of the sources of biogas, contribute significantly to the creation of a type of renewable energy. Reviews show that biomass energy can be considered as an alternative to fossil fuels. In addition to its fewer harmful effects on the environment, it is an inexhaustible source of energy. The general purpose of this research is to explain a conceptual framework of using renewable energy in rural areas based on biological resources. To operationalize this target, we designed a conceptual framework by designing valid internal and external sources in the field of research. Then, based on the conceptual framework, we calculated the amount of energy extracted in the garden, crop, livestock, and household parts of the under-studied village. In the following, considering the baseline calculations of energy, we presented applied scenarios. The results show that the total amount of energy obtained from biomass is 70857266.1 kJ. By defining multiple scenarios, the energy obtained from the biomass sector can suplly 17.17% of household electricity consumption, 2.60% of gas consumption, 68.58% of the energy needed for public lighting of rural pathways, 54.67% of electricity required for pumping the village water to natural resources lands  with 131 meters high, 70.3% of power needed for sprinkler irrigations, and 60.42% of the electricity required for drip irrigation.

Iran is the most populated country in the Middle East. As a part of its development plans, it needs to increase its energy resources and  specifically invest in renewable energies. Wind, as one of the sources of renewable energy, has a special place in this regard. This is due to the geography and topography of the country. In this study, the fuzzy system analysis process was used to weigh climatological and environmental variables on the purpose of determining suitable locations for building a wind power plant in the north of Sistan and Baluchestan province. The environmental variables were evaluated based on their influence and importance in the site selection process. The results showed that the north of the province can be categorized into four locations where wind farms can be established. They include locations with excellent (7142.45 Km²), good (1304.12 Km²), average (1635.65 Km²) and low potentials (6388.29 Km²). As the findings suggest, depending on the arrangement of 100 KW wind turbines, 307106 turbines can be installed in the region. The investment return period was calculated and found to be six years and seven months.