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Evaluation of renewable energies production potential in the Middle East: confronting the world’s energy crisis

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Oil and fossil fuels, the main source of energy in the Middle East have obviously the most destructive effects on the environment and public health. The developed countries of the Middle East are faced with the crisis and energy security. This paper is about evaluating the energy demand /consumption in the Middle East. First, the position of energy consumption in the world and the Middle East is discussed. Next, the evaluation of the current potential of clean energy production from renewable energies is explained. Finally, according to related maps, charts and information presented for the condition of renewable energy which has been approved by the countries of the Middle East, the greatest places in some countries of this region are introduced and discussed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, 14515-775, Iran

    Hamid Bahrampour

  2. Department of Chemistry, Payame Noor University, Tehran, 19395-3697, Iran

    Amir Khosro Beheshti Marnani

  3. Department of Physics, Payame Noor University, Tehran, 19395-3697, Iran

    Mohammad Bagher Askari

  4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Payame Noor University, Tehran, 19395-3697, Iran

    Mohammad Reza Bahrampour

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Bahrampour, H., Beheshti Marnani, A.K., Askari, M.B. et al. Evaluation of renewable energies production potential in the Middle East: confronting the world’s energy crisis. Front. Energy 14, 42–56 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-017-0486-2

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