21 May 2013
Some 14.8 percent of the country's power generation capacity pertain to renewable energies, including hydroelectric, wind and solar energies, said the energy minister on Sunday.
Majid Namjou added that this is while statistics show 16.7 percent of the world's energy needs are supplied via renewable and clean energy resources, IRNA reported.
He added that since 2006, the Energy Ministry has spent more than 2 trillion rials on research projects related to these fields.
"About 250 research projects are supported by the ministry annually," he said.
Namjou said the upgrading of V94 gas turbine to +V94, which increases efficiency by 1 percent, and acquiring the technology of manufacturing 250-megawatt hydroelectric turbines are the technical achievements of the ministry.
Elaborating on the activities conducted in the field of generating geothermal energy, he said, "Domestic experts have carried out drilling operations at a depth of 3,000 meters in 11 wells in Meshkinshahr in Ardebil province to extract steam and use it for power generation."
The minister also said the technology acquired to design and make thin film nano solar cells and 10-kilowatt fuel cells are other scientific achievements of the country in the field of renewable energies.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Namjou said Iran is currently exporting electricity to all the neighboring countries.
"The country also controls the power frequency of Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said.
As Iran ranks 14th worldwide in terms of its power network, it needs power-dispatching control system, the technical know-how of which was imported.
Namjou hoped that the country will soon indigenize the technology.
The Energy Ministry plans to acquire the technology of producing hydroelectric micro-turbines with a maximum capacity of 100 kilowatts.
"At present, the country produces 20-kilowatt micro-turbines," he said.
Thermal micro-turbines, with a generation capacity of 100 kilowatts, is also on the ministry's agenda.
Namjou hoped that Iran will indigenize the technology of producing 325-kilowatt steam turbines.
He said lack of investment is a barrier impeding the use of solar energy.
Namjou hoped that by creating balanced development in different energy sectors, the country will be able to tap all the energy capacities and achieve the target of producing 5,000 megawatts of electricity using renewable energies during the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2010-15).
Some 14.8 percent of the country's power generation capacity pertain to renewable energies, including hydroelectric, wind and solar energies, said the energy minister on Sunday.
Majid Namjou added that this is while statistics show 16.7 percent of the world's energy needs are supplied via renewable and clean energy resources, IRNA reported.
He added that since 2006, the Energy Ministry has spent more than 2 trillion rials on research projects related to these fields.
"About 250 research projects are supported by the ministry annually," he said.
Namjou said the upgrading of V94 gas turbine to +V94, which increases efficiency by 1 percent, and acquiring the technology of manufacturing 250-megawatt hydroelectric turbines are the technical achievements of the ministry.
Elaborating on the activities conducted in the field of generating geothermal energy, he said, "Domestic experts have carried out drilling operations at a depth of 3,000 meters in 11 wells in Meshkinshahr in Ardebil province to extract steam and use it for power generation."
The minister also said the technology acquired to design and make thin film nano solar cells and 10-kilowatt fuel cells are other scientific achievements of the country in the field of renewable energies.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Namjou said Iran is currently exporting electricity to all the neighboring countries.
"The country also controls the power frequency of Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said.
As Iran ranks 14th worldwide in terms of its power network, it needs power-dispatching control system, the technical know-how of which was imported.
Namjou hoped that the country will soon indigenize the technology.
The Energy Ministry plans to acquire the technology of producing hydroelectric micro-turbines with a maximum capacity of 100 kilowatts.
"At present, the country produces 20-kilowatt micro-turbines," he said.
Thermal micro-turbines, with a generation capacity of 100 kilowatts, is also on the ministry's agenda.
Namjou hoped that Iran will indigenize the technology of producing 325-kilowatt steam turbines.
He said lack of investment is a barrier impeding the use of solar energy.
Namjou hoped that by creating balanced development in different energy sectors, the country will be able to tap all the energy capacities and achieve the target of producing 5,000 megawatts of electricity using renewable energies during the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2010-15).
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