Green energy strategies for sustainable development

Adnan Midilli, Ibrahim Dincer*, Murat Ay

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this study we propose some green energy strategies for sustainable development. In this regard, seven green energy strategies are taken into consideration to determine the sectoral, technological, and application impact ratios. Based on these ratios, we derive a new parameter as the green energy impact ratio. In addition, the green energy-based sustainability ratio is obtained by depending upon the green energy impact ratio, and the green energy utilization ratio that is calculated using actual energy data taken from literature. In order to verify these parameters, three cases are considered. Consequently, it can be considered that the sectoral impact ratio is more important and should be kept constant as much as possible in a green energy policy implementation. Moreover, the green energy-based sustainability ratio increases with an increase of technological, sectoral, and application impact ratios. This means that all negative effects on the industrial, technological, sectoral and social developments partially and/or completely decrease throughout the transition and utilization to and of green energy and technologies when possible sustainable energy strategies are preferred and applied. Thus, the sustainable energy strategies can make an important contribution to the economies of the countries where green energy (e.g., wind, solar, tidal, biomass) is abundantly produced. Therefore, the investment in green energy supply and progress should be encouraged by governments and other authorities for a green energy replacement of fossil fuels for more environmentally benign and sustainable future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3623-3633
Number of pages11
JournalEnergy Policy
Volume34
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The authors acknowledge the support provided by Nigde University in Turkey and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada in Canada.

FundersFunder number
Nigde University in Turkey
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

    Keywords

    • Fossil fuel
    • Green energy
    • Sustainable development

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