TY - JOUR
T1 - Renewable energy systems
T2 - Comparisons, challenges and barriers, sustainability indicators, and the contribution to UN sustainable development goals
AU - Olabi, A. G.
AU - Elsaid, Khaled
AU - Obaideen, Khaled
AU - Abdelkareem, Mohammad Ali
AU - Rezk, Hegazy
AU - Wilberforce, Tabbi
AU - Maghrabie, Hussein M.
AU - Sayed, Enas Taha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Because of the harsh environmental impacts of fossil fuels, price fluctuation, and resource limitation, renewable energy resources (RERs) are considered the ultimate solution to overcome these challenges. RERs are also abundant and environmentally friendly. It has been reported that the growth rates in renewable energy installations have increased by 8–9% annually since 2010, reaching a cumulative capacity of 2.9 TW by 2020 and exceeding the growth rate for fossil resources. In this work, the different RERs have been critically discussed in terms of their operation principles, advantages, disadvantages, and associated environmental impacts, focusing on wind and solar energies as the most deployed RERs. Barriers to the full deployment of RERs to replace fossil resources are discussed. Based on the discussion presented on RERs, the contribution of deploying RERs towards the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is also critically discussed. A total of 80 indicators have been identified for RERs' contribution toward the achievement of SDGs.
AB - Because of the harsh environmental impacts of fossil fuels, price fluctuation, and resource limitation, renewable energy resources (RERs) are considered the ultimate solution to overcome these challenges. RERs are also abundant and environmentally friendly. It has been reported that the growth rates in renewable energy installations have increased by 8–9% annually since 2010, reaching a cumulative capacity of 2.9 TW by 2020 and exceeding the growth rate for fossil resources. In this work, the different RERs have been critically discussed in terms of their operation principles, advantages, disadvantages, and associated environmental impacts, focusing on wind and solar energies as the most deployed RERs. Barriers to the full deployment of RERs to replace fossil resources are discussed. Based on the discussion presented on RERs, the contribution of deploying RERs towards the achievement of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is also critically discussed. A total of 80 indicators have been identified for RERs' contribution toward the achievement of SDGs.
KW - Challenges and barriers
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Renewable energy resources
KW - Sustainability indicators
KW - Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijft.2023.100498
DO - 10.1016/j.ijft.2023.100498
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85175628347
SN - 2666-2027
VL - 20
JO - International Journal of Thermofluids
JF - International Journal of Thermofluids
M1 - 100498
ER -