Iran’s first solar power plant comes on stream
Tehran Times (http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=186558) | January 11, 2009

Iran’s first solar power plant was inaugurated in Shiraz on Saturday, the director of the solar energy division of the Iranian Renewable Energies Organization announced. All the equipment for the power plant was manufactured using domestic materials and expertise, Peyman Kanan told the Mehr News Agency. “Iran has taken a giant stride towards generating electricity at the national level through the inauguration of the solar power plant,” he added.

The Shiraz solar power plant boasts a modest 250KW energy production capacity, which can be increased to 500KW by installing larger solar panels, he explained

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Shiraz Solar Power Plant

A step in the right direction. Iran's deserts can be a great place to build solar power plants.

wooo going green...

The wind turbines on top of Manjil Dam in Gilan look crazy when you drive past them...

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Solar panels in Sichanloo Takestan village, Qazvin
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^^And there we see how useful solar-panels are! Villages with no electricity connection or not permanent electricy supply, can have electricy by simple solar panles on the top of their houses, without much cables from a nearby city.

a new dam close to tabriz


pics :

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Iran launches hybrid power plant

Iran has launched its first wind-solar hybrid power plant in a Persian Gulf island to increase the country's share of renewable energies.


The plant, with a daily capacity of 50 kWh of electricity, was installed in Iran's southern Kharg Island by Iranian experts at a cost of 100,000 dollars, Mehr news agency reported.

Inauguration of the plant came as Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that Iran plans to generate more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy resources by 2015.

“Iran is pursing to fulfill its major strategic objectives in the field of renewable energies,” Namjou said during an international energy forum in the Austrian capital of Vienna on June 22.

Namjou went on to say that renewable energies will account for about three percent of Iran's electricity needs by 2015.

He also called on all companies and organizations to invest in Iran's green energy projects to help develop the new sources of energy in the country.

“This cooperation will be beneficial for investors and will also accomplish Iran's objectives in developing the new sources of energy,” the Iranian minister said.

http://presstv.com/detail/186988.html
DB/MGH

Ahmadinejad opens plant in SE Iran

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated a 318-megawatt combined cycle power plant in Iran's southeastern city of Chabahar.


The power plant was constructed with EUR 66 million (over USD 96 million) and 330 billion rials (over USD 30 million) of foreign and domestic credit, IRNA reported Monday.

The nominal capacity of the plant, which is currently fuelled by diesel gasoline, will increase to over 470 megawatts with the launching of the gas-fuelled section.

According to an official of the plant, with the inauguration of the Chabahar combined cycle power plant, Iran is now capable of exporting electricity to Pakistan.

HJL/MMA/HRF

http://presstv.com/detail/187452.html

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated the country's highest concrete dam in the western Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.


The Karoun 4 Dam has been built by Iranian experts at the cost of about 900 million dollars some 180 kilometers southeast of Shahrekord city, IRNA reported.

The 230 meter-high dam has the capacity of storing 2.2 billion cubic meters of water.

The reservoir is designed to generate 1000 MW of hydro-electricity and prevent downstream floods.

On Monday, President Ahmadinejad also inaugurated the Zirdan reservoir, some 150 Kilometers northwest of Chabahar port.

The reservoir, which has the country's second roller compaction concrete (RCC) dam, will provide drinking water to 260 communities, including the Chabahar port. It has the capacity of storing 207 million cubic meters of water.

It enjoys a sophisticated irrigation system costing around 150 million dollars and will be able to supply water for 2,000 hectares of farmland in the adjacent valley.

http://www.presstv.com/detail/187805.html

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How many dams we build...^^

its frickn hhuugggeee

highest damn in iran and one of the highest in the world

i personally dont like damsn much since they destroy the surroundings

and 4 damns in karoun, ??? i think karoun needs a break

and 4 damns in karoun, ??? i think karoun needs a break

nice 1 :lol:
yes its a great Dam.the lake created by it should be huuuge !!

How many dams we build...^^

by the end of the 5th plan for development Iran should produce 20% of its electricity via hydro-power If I'm not mistaken.

its frickn hhuugggeee

highest damn in iran and one of the highest in the world

i personally dont like damsn much since they destroy the surroundings

and 4 damns in karoun, ??? i think karoun needs a break

Well, We're not CANADA :P that have been surrounded by Oceans. We have to build dams to store water and produce hydro-electricity :P

New cycle gas plant in Orumieh:

The president also launched phases 5 and 6 of a combined cycle gas plant...


The combined cycle gas plant, with the capacity of 1,000 MW, was built at the cost of about 170 million dollars in the city of Orumieh.

http://presstv.com/detail/188567.html

Ahamdinejad opens Ardebil power plant

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated the second phase of the Ardebil combined cycle gas plant in northwestern Iran aimed at increasing the electricity capacity of the project.


The new phase of the plant has been set up at the cost of about 175 million dollars in Ardebil Province, IRIB reported.

The capacity of the Ardebil power plant has increased to 954 MW from 630 MW after the inauguration of the second phase.

Habib Hajizadeh, the contractor of the country's gas power plants, said that more than 90 percent of equipment installed in the plant has been made in Iran.

The first phase of the plant came on stream in 2009.

Last week, President Ahmadinejad launched phases 5 and 6 of another combined cycle gas plant in West Azarbaijan Province.

The combined cycle gas plant, with the capacity of 1,000 MW, was built at the cost of about 170 million dollars in the city of Orumiyeh.

DB/MMA/HRF

http://presstv.com/detail/189579.html

Iranians explore renewable energy sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-pzjNKrseQ&feature=channel_video_title

Inauguration of Iran's highest concrete dam-Iran

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New Solar power plants for Mashhad:

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http://isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1811006&Lang=P

Here the report:

Iran's biggest solar plant inaugurated

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has inaugurated Iran's largest tracking solar power plant in northeast of the country.


The solar power plant, designed and built by native experts, went on stream in the holy city of Mashhad, situated 850 kilometers (530 miles) east of the Iranian capital, Tehran, on Thursday, IRNA reported.

The plant makes use of 216 solar panels, and is equipped with solar trackers that deliver the highest solar energy production. The power plant would produce enough electricity to power Khorasan province's Regional Electric Company building.

According to the chief executive of Mashhad solar energy plant Qolam Reza Karamian, the plant is expected to generate 72,000 kilowatt hours of electrical power each year.

The plant aims to make optimum use of energies from natural resources to develop clean energy that help reduce pollution to the environment, and to stabilize the electricity supply in the region.

MP/HRF

http://presstv.com/detail/190214.html

I don't understand why they can't produce fields of these damn things and put them in one of the deserts somewhere!

Nice video:

Inauguration of Iran's highest concrete dam

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Iran Opens 42 Kilowatt Solar Energy Plant in Mashhad

Despite being OPEC’s third largest oil exporter, Iran has been exploring alternative forms of energy for indigenous use. While its Bushehr nuclear reactor, the country’s first, is soon to come online and has attracted much international criticism due to widespread belief that it masks a covert nuclear weapons program Iran is also investigating other options, including solar.

Iran has announced the opening of a 42 kilowatt solar energy plant in Mashhad, Iranian TV reported.

Indicating the government’s belief in the future potential of renewable power generation, the government has contracted to buy electricity produced by solar installations at a price two times higher than the price of electricity generated by traditional fossil fuel power plants.

The Mashhad solar installation’s initial capacity is 42 kilowatts, which will rise to 110 kilowatts generating capacity once its second phase of its expansion is complete.

Iran’s Environment Protection Organization head Mohammad-Javad Mohammadi-Zadeh during an interview noted that solar power was a natural for Iran, as in places like Khorasan, the region enjoys 300 sunny days each year and “even if it is cloudy, you can still use the natural light.”

The Mashhad solar installation’s cost approximately $300,000, and it is expected to be operational for the next five decades. The Mashhad facility is the first in the country that is equipped with solar tracking, with the solar power generation panels changing their direction in response to the sun’s movement.

By. Charles Kennedy, Deputy Editor OilPrice.com

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Iran-Opens-42-Kilowatt-Solar-Energy-Plant-in-Mashhad.html

^^
dude that's cheap isn't it?
So basically 3 million dollars for 1 megawatt???? Am I missing smtg?
We have one of the sunniest countries in the world. They should build fucking fields of these panels.

lol yeah. but it will get better. i am sure about it.

New combined cycle power plant in Golestan:

Aliabad Katool's 972-megawatt combined cycle power plant came on stream in Iran's Golestan Province in the presence of President Ahmadinejad on Monday, IRIB reported.

The plant, which can increase Iran's electricity export, was entirely built by Iranian technicians with an expenditure of about 475 million dollars.

http://presstv.com/detail/190652.html

Iran energy stocks to go public

Iran's Ministry of Energy has announced that Energy shares particularly electricity shares will be publicly traded on the stock market in the coming three months.


“Starting an energy bourse with a focus on electricity was agreed on by the Ministry of Energy last year,” IRNA cited Majid Namjou, Iran's Minister of Energy as saying.

“Of course, this required coordination [of a number of issues] with the Securities and Exchange Organization [of Iran],” he added.

Namjou outlined a number of measures taken by the Ministry of Energy to meet the country's energy demand.

“Using new technologies and renewable energies are some of the ministry's solutions to managing the power and water grids of the country in critical times of energy shortage.”

Confirming that the Subsidies Reform plan has ceased excessive consumption, Namjou went on to suggest a reduction of energy consumption in government apparatus as another means to meet the need for energy.

HMV/HGH/MMN

http://presstv.com/detail/190758.html

Ahmadinejad opens highest RCC dam

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has inaugurated the Islamic Republic's highest roller-compact concrete (RCC) dam in the country's southern province of Khuzestan.


On Thursday, President Ahmadinejad inaugurated the Upper Gatvand Dam, which is located five kilometers from the city of Gatvand and has the country's second largest reservoir after the Karkheh Dam, IRNA reported.

The new dam measures 182 meters in height and creates a pond with an area of 90 square kilometers, and will supply Khuzestan with 4.5 billion cubic meters of water.

The Upper Gatvand project also includes a plant, which is to generate a major part of Iran's hydroelectricity.

Two units of the power plant enjoy a 100-percent development and will be ready for launch when the water level in the reservoir is high. Two remaining units will be completed by mid-September.

The facilities at the Upper Gatvand power plant include a 9,000-ton collection of turbines, generators, butterfly valves, electrical transformers, speed limiters and cranes, which will be mounted at the plant in phases.

The project, which was built with an expenditure of almost USD 15 billion, is expected to revolutionize agriculture and industry in Khuzestan through storing the 4.5 billion cubic meters of water and producing an annual 4,250 million kilowatt hours of electricity.

Earlier, Ahmadinejad also inaugurated two major industrial projects, a power plant and a cement factory, worth more than USD 640 million in the northern Iranian province of Golestan.

Last week, the president also inaugurated the new phase of Ardebil power plant, which cost about USD 175 million, in Iran's Ardebil Province.

The Orumiyeh combined cycle gas plant, with the capacity of 1,000 megawatts, was also inaugurated at a cost of about USD 170 million in West Azarbaijan Province early in July.

MRS/HJL

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migam man ye chizi ro khoob nemifahmam, 15 miliard dollar yekam kheili ziyad nist vase sakhtane ye sad? zarfiyatesh kheili ziyade albate.

migam man ye chizi ro khoob nemifahmam, 15 miliard dollar yekam kheili ziyad nist vase sakhtane ye sad? zarfiyatesh kheili ziyade albate.

are vaghean.

Iran to increase share of green energies

Iran plans to increase its share of renewable energies by installing new wind turbines generating 500 megawatts of electricity, says an Iranian official.


Mojtaba Behzad, Iran's deputy energy minister, said on Thursday that the new wind turbines will be set up by the end of the current Iranian year (ending March 20), Mehr news agency reported.

He added that Iran is set to meet about three percent of its electricity needs through using renewable energies.

Last month, Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that Iran plans to generate more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy resources by 2015.

“Iran is pursing to fulfill its major strategic objectives in the field of renewable energies,” Namjou said during an international energy forum in the Austrian capital of Vienna on June 22.

He also called on all companies and organizations to invest in Iran's green energy projects to help develop the new sources of energy in the country.

DB/MGH

http://presstv.com/detail/191255.html

migam man ye chizi ro khoob nemifahmam, 15 miliard dollar yekam kheili ziyad nist vase sakhtane ye sad? zarfiyatesh kheili ziyade albate.

are vaghean.

poolaiam ke bala keshidanam hesab kardan :lol:

poolaiam ke bala keshidanam hesab kardan :lol:

khob shayad khode presstv dorost nagoftan.^^

enghadr keshidan ke nemidunan che ghadre!

Iran to build first 5-megawatt geothermal plant

TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iran is going to run the first 5-megawatt geothermal power plant in northwestern part of the country.

Iran's first geothermal pilot plant would be built in Meshkin-Shahr town--northwestern Iran. Its wells have been drilled and Iran plans to establish the first 5-megawatt power plant on one of the wells.

Also Iranian engineers have drilled a 35-km deep well in Sabalan mountains – located in northwestern Iran to use geothermal sources.

Most power plants—whether fueled by coal, gas, nuclear power, or geothermal energy—have one feature in common: they convert heat to electricity. Heat from the Earth, or geothermal — energy is accessed by drilling water or steam wells in a process similar to drilling for oil.

Geothermal power plants have much in common with traditional power-generating stations. They use many of the same components, including turbines, generators, transformers, and other standard power generating equipment. While there are three types of geothermal power plants.

There are three geothermal power plant technologies being used to convert hydrothermal fluids to electricity which are dry steam, flash, and binary cycle. The type of geothermal power plants depends on fluid (whether steam or water) and its temperature.

Flash steam plants are the most common type of geothermal power generation plants in operation today. They use water at temperatures greater than 360°F (182°C) that is pumped under high pressure to the generation equipment at the surface.

Binary cycle geothermal power generation plants differ from Dry Steam and Flash Steam systems in that the water or steam from the geothermal reservoir never comes in contact with the turbine/generator units.

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Iran Builds Combined Cycle Power Plant in Isfahan Province

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian engineers have completed the construction of a combined-cycle power plant in the country's Central Isfahan province and the plant is ready for inauguration, an official announced on Tuesday

The executive operations of the project started in early 2008 and the plant is ready for inauguration now," Director-General of Isfahan's Power Department Houshang Fallahian said.

Fallahian reiterated that the power plant is due to be inaugurated during an upcoming visit of the Iranian President to the Isfahan province.

Iran has recently taken a giant stride towards generating electricity at the national level by constructing different types of power plants.

President Ahmadinejad inaugurated the world's first solar-gas combined cycle power plant in the central city of Yazd in May.

The combined-cycle power plant, located in Northwestern Yazd, is among the largest power plants in Iran and is the first of a kind in the world.

Iran's first solar power plant was inaugurated in Shiraz in the Southern parts of the country in late 2009.

"All the equipment for the power plant was manufactured using domestic materials and expertise", Director of the solar energy division of the Iranian Renewable Energies Organization Peyman Kanan announced at the time.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006080100

Iran Opens Solar Power Plant in Bushehr

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Wednesday inaugurated a solar power plant in the Southern port city of Bushehr, where the country's first nuclear power plant is also located.

The power plant starts with an initial 4kw/h power generation capacity," Managing-Director of Bushehr Province's Rural Water and Sewage Company Mohammad Pordel said on Wednesday.

He reiterated that the growing need to energy in human societies, the soaring hike in energy prices in the world and the limitations and pollution of fossil fuels have made the move towards using new energy resources inevitable.

Iran's largest-ever solar power plant was officially inaugurated in the country's Northeastern city of Mashhad in July in a ceremony attended by First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi.

The solar power plant, designed and built by native experts, went on stream in the holy city of Mashhad, 850 kilometers (530 miles) east of the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

According to the chief executive of Mashhad solar energy plant Qolam Reza Karamian, the plant is expected to generate 72,000 kilowatt hours of electrical power each year.

Also in July, Iranian experts and engineers managed to build the country's first wind-solar hybrid power plant in Kharg Island, Southern Iran.

The plant, with a daily capacity of 50 kw/h of electricity, was installed in the Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf by the Iranian experts at a cost of $100,000.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006220224

Energy Minister:
Iran, Russia, Turkey Agree to Start Joint Venture in Power Plant Construction
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that the country has worked out agreements with Russia and Turkey to build joint power plants for power export to other countries.



"At present, we have reached an agreement with the two countries with investment and technical capabilities to build joint power plants to export the generated electricity to the neighboring or other countries," Namjou said on Wednesday.

He continued saying that the Iranian and Turkish sides agreed to build a power plant in Iran so that Ankara can import the generated electricity or transfer it to a third country.

Namjou referred to his meeting with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko during his visit to Iran to inaugurate the country's first nuclear power plant in Bushehr, and said Moscow has vowed to cooperate with Iran in generating electricity for export.

According to an August statement of the energy ministry, Iran has hiked exports of power supplies to the neighboring countries by over 21.67% since the beginning of the new Iranian year (started March 21).

According to the report, Iran exported over 2,701 kw/h of electricity to the neighboring countries since the start of the current Iranian year.

With the implementation of the subsidy reforms law, not only domestic electricity consumption has reduced but also annual growth in electricity demand has been checked, thus paving the way for further export of electricity to the neighboring countries.

Iran has power swap deals with Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the autonomous region of Nakhchivan. The rate of exchanges hit 1,332 megawatts on August 2.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9006300064

China to Cooperate with Iran in Building Wind Energy, Solar Power Plants
october 03, 2011
A Chinese official announced his country's enthusiasm for launching joint venture projects with Iran in area of solar energy, wind power, gas and hydroelectric power plant construction.



The announcement was made by the visiting deputy governor-general of China's Hobbi province in a meeting with the governor-general of Iran's East Azarbaijan province on Sunday. Also during the meeting, the Chinese official underlined that his country is deeply keen on growing cooperation with Iran in the wide range of fields.

"In addition to cooperation in developing new energy sources in this province, China is also eager to invest in the mining sector and in the car manufacturing and construction industries in the East Azarbaijan province (located in Northwestern Iran)," he said. The Chinese official also announced Beijing's eagerness to cooperate with Iranian companies in railway construction and irrigation projects, including channeling water from the Aras River to the Tabriz Plain.

Chinese companies have recently shown a stronger taste for joint ventures with Iran in power plant construction. Turkey and Russia have also shown similar tastes. Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced earlier this month that the country had worked out agreements with Russia and Turkey to build joint power plants for power export to other countries.

"At present, we have reached an agreement with the two countries with investment and technical capabilities to build joint power plants to export the generated electricity to the neighboring or other countries," Namjou said earlier this month. He continued saying that the Iranian and Turkish sides agreed to build a power plant in Iran so that Ankara can import the generated electricity or transfer it to a third country.

According to an August statement of the energy ministry, Iran has hiked exports of power supplies to the neighboring countries by over 21.67% since the beginning of the new Iranian year (started March 21). According to the report, Iran exported over 2,701 kw/h of electricity to the neighboring countries since the start of the current Iranian year.

With the implementation of the subsidy reforms law, not only domestic electricity consumption has reduced but also annual growth in electricity demand has been checked, thus paving the way for further export of electricity to the neighboring countries. Iran has power swap deals with Armenia, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and the autonomous region of Nakhichevan. The rate of exchanges hit 1,332 megawatts on August 2.

Is america ever going to stop the Chinese onslaught of commerce? Naaah.

Iran world's third dam builder

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi says Iran has the world's third biggest dam construction industry, despite US-sponsored sanctions against the country.


“Currently, Iran ranks third in the world in dam building and our dam construction industry is unrivaled in the region,” Rahimi told reporters on the sidelines of a Saturday meeting of the directors of the power and water industry.

“Despite the sanctions over the past 33 years, Iran is presently the first electricity producer in the region and the 16th in the world,” he added.

Rahimi pointed to the growing need of regional countries for Iran's electricity and said Iranian experts undertake major projects to build dams and power plants across the world.

According to Rahimi, 135 dam projects are currently underway in Iran that will transform the level of agricultural production in the country once they come on stream.

Iran is engaged in dam construction activities in Tajikistan, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and consultations are underway with a number of other countries.

In addition to the necessity of generating electricity, Iran needs dams to effectively control and manage a water shortage across the country. The country's central provinces are located close to vast deserts and suffer from severe water shortage that threatens agriculture.

Annual precipitation in Iran is estimated to be at 240 mm which is one-third of the global average.

ASH/HGH
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/203498.html

phs yea

dams that dry out rivers and flood archeological sites

Right? This is such Third World mentality which actually ruins the environment.

By the way, Ze_Carlos_Ze is like the new Ardeshir8. What happened to him?

Is like the new Ardeshir8, lol

Right? This is such Third World mentality which actually ruins the environment.

By the way, Ze_Carlos_Ze is like the new Ardeshir8. What happened to him?
:lol::lol::rofl::hilarious:hilarious
Ardeshir8 was banned apparently. He must have taken a step too far with the offensive anti Arab and Jew stuff. And now we welcome (the completely new member :wink2:) ze_carlos_ze! :D

Right? This is such Third World mentality which actually ruins the environment.

By the way, Ze_Carlos_Ze is like the new Ardeshir8. What happened to him?

??

He is Ardeshir8.he was banned for a period and we decided to give him another chance.

Iranians explore renewable energy sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m4JQYBbh_Q

From wind turbines to solar panels Iranians are becoming more aware and turning towards renewable energy sources. They're also trying to find ways to reduce energy consumption.

The solar water heating systems on display at the 3rd international energy saving exhibition in Tehran are the first the draw the visitors who may not just be big fans green technology but simply more concerned about their gas and electricity bills.

Now that energy subsidies have been eliminated and gas prices are high people are turning to other sources of energy. Solar water heaters can help reduce their energy consumption by 70 percent.

Ever since the government has introduced its policies to change energy consumption pattern more and more people have been considering sources other than fossil fuels. The effect can be seen on this annual exhibition. More than 80 companies have taken part including more than 10 foreign companies from China, Germany, Turkey and France.

Even wind turbines have found their way to the exhibition.

Iran is the 16th producer of electricity in the world and is working to achieve sustainable development in the field of renewable energy. Iran is now producing 2100 Mega Watts of electricity from renewable sources. The target set for 2025 is 12000 Mega Watts which is 10 percent of the annual production.

Meanwhile figures show that Iranians are becoming energy aware and changing their consumption habits.

The total power peak demand in summer has decreased to 39140 megawatts from 40150. This shows that people know the value of energy and are consuming more wisely.

And as the country moves towards commercialization of Green Technology this annual exhibition will continue to focus on sustainable energy, renewable energy and green energy over the coming years, while providing visitors with essential information about innovative eco-products and services.

Here is a report in German language about Iran's green future. They say Iran is now investing a lot in renewable energy.

http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2011-10/gruener-iran-interview

Here is a report about renewable energies in Iran and they say by 2015 Iran will use 3 % renewable energy sources. I think this is really nothing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m1o3Zep8oM&feature=channel_video_title

3% ???

a hamster on a tredwheel can produce more energy than that

midanam, vaghean kame^^

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Iran to launch largest ME solar plant

The head of Iran's Renewable Energy Organization (SUNA) has announced the country's plan for the launch of the largest solar power plant in the Middle East by 2015.


SUNA chief Yousef Armodeli said that the solar power plant in Shiraz, the provincial capital of the southern province of Fars, will come on stream by the end of the Fifth Five-Year development Plan (2010-2015), Mehr news agency reported on Friday.

Armodeli also said that the pilot plant for harnessing solar energy was installed and launched in Shiraz during the Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (2005-2010).

Nearly 80 percent of the solar power plant in Shiraz, the first in Iran and the largest in the Middle East, has been built by local Iranian experts.

The Islamic Republic has made great strides in generating energy from renewable sources, mainly solar and wind power.

In May, Iran launched a 484-megawatt solar thermal combined cycle power plant in the central Iranian province of Yazd.

The solar thermal combined cycle power plant is the world's first combined cycle plant that uses natural gas and solar energy.

Iran is the 16th producer of electricity in the world and is working to achieve sustainable development in the field of renewable energy.

Earlier in June, Iran's Energy Minister Majid Namjou said Iran has plans to generate more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy resources by 2015.

Namjou added that renewable energies would account for about three percent of Iran's electricity needs by 2015.

YH/GHN/MB

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/205777.html

Iran to launch dual-purpose solar plant

An Iranian official says the country will launch the world's first two-purpose solar plant in the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (2010-2015).


Head of Iran's Renewable Energy Organization (SUNA) Yousef Armodeli said Yazd solar power plant will make it possible to simultaneously use solar energy and fossil fuels (natural gas) to generate electricity, Mehr news agency reported on Friday.

The project will add about 17 megawatts of electricity to the country's power production capacity, he explained.

Yazd combined cycle solar power plant has the capacity to produce 467 megawatt hours of energy, the report added.

Earlier in October, Armodeli said Iran would launch the largest solar power plant in the Middle East in Shiraz, the provincial capital of the southern province of Fars, by 2015.

The Islamic Republic has made great strides in generating energy from renewable sources, mainly solar and wind power.

Iran is the 16th producer of electricity in the world and is working to achieve sustainable development in the field of renewable energy.

Earlier in June, Iran's Energy Minister Majid Namjou said Iran is planning to generate more than 5,000 megawatts of electricity from renewable energy resources by 2015.

Namjou added that renewable energies would account for about three percent of Iran's electricity needs by 2015.

YH/MA/JR

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/216024.html

Iran to Develop Its Wind Farm Technology
The Islamic Republic of Iran is planning a series of new wind farms with a total production capacity of 20 megawatts, a senior official said.

The Renewable Energy Organization of Iran (SUNA) put the production capacity of the country’s wind farms at 100 megawatts, Iraj Harsini, a representative from SUNA, said adding that recognizing windy places and attracting investors are the most important plans drawn up by the organization.
"The development of alternative energies can help Iran reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become more sustainable," the official said.
New wind farms are already under construction in Isfahan and Sarein, and 100bn riyals has been made available by the government for the development of further facilities, he added.
http://mojnews.com/en/Miscellaneous/ViewContents.aspx?Contract=cms_Contents_I_News&r=914530

new damn in gilan

photos

http://www.irna.ir/Display.aspx?NID=030766966

Nice, but i don't see why they build a dam in Gilan...

Isn't it a humid place already? o:

^^^ dams provide energy.

karoon 3 and 4 dam
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13901123/1013839/N1013839-1800514.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13901123/1013839/N1013839-1800511.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13901123/1013839/N1013839-1800502.jpg
http://img.irna.ir/1390/13901123/1013839/N1013839-1800507.jpg
http://www.irna.ir/Display.aspx?NID=030813593

Damavand Power Plant 1000 MW, built by MAPNA:

http://news.moe.org.ir/images/docs/000019/n00019133-s.JPG

Parand Power plant 1000 MW, built by MAPNA:



http://news.moe.org.ir/images/docs/000031/n00031993-s.jpg

Iran made wind power turbines and installations:

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/sabaniroo/03.jpg

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/sabaniroo/04.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/sabaniroo/05.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/sabaniroo/07.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/sabaniroo/08.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/sabaniroo/09.jpg

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/Transportation/k01-3%20%285%29.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/Transportation/k01-3%20%2817%29.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/Transportation/k01-3%20%2816%29.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/Transportation/k01-3%20%2813%29.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/Transportation/k01-3%20%2812%29.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Top%20Sec/02.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Nacelle/01.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Nacelle/05.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Nacelle/03.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/binalood/10.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Rotor/11.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Rotor/07.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Rotor/06.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/assembly/Rotor/08.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/binalood/5.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/binalood/6.JPG

http://www.sabaniroo.co.ir/news/admin/binalood/6.JPG

You gotta love Iran!

Iran should invest more in wind craft.

yes, you still see not that many of them.

solar energy

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760105_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760104_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760103_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760097_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760096_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760095_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760094_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/mehr_media/image/2012/02/760093_orig.jpg

http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1540124

the biggest solar plant in the ME located in shiraz

http://previous.presstv.ir/photo/20111021/yasaman.hashemi20111021082203000.jpg

http://c1ecolocalizercom.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/files/2009/01/shiraz-solar-thermal-energy-plant-iran.jpg

http://www.shirazu.ac.ir/images/extract_image.php?image_id=3708

http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-photos-multimedia/156164-made-iran-33.html

solar energy is expensive
but if it becomes used more and developed further for efficiency it will get cheaper
iran needs to do this in millions since its probably the cleanest and least damaging form of electric generation, also iran is a country that many parts of it has crystal clear sun 365 fays a year

yes, and iran has high goals in clean energy. so this is good.

Iran self-sufficient in developing traditional power plants (http://tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/95876-iran-self-sufficient-in-developing-traditional-power-plants)

Iran can develop thermal and combined cycle (CCGT) power plants using entirely indigenous materials and labor, the director of Iran Power Plant Projects Management Company (MAPNA) announced on Monday.

Abbas Aliabadi told Mehr news agency that the country currently exports its technical and engineering expertise in building power projects.

Aliabadi said on February 17 that Iran is currently building seven large power plants in Syria, Oman, Iraq, and Tajikistan, as well as several in Africa.

By the end of the fifth five-year Economic Development Plan (2015), Iran will boost its electricity generation capacity by 25 gigawatts (GW) to 73GW, Energy Minister Majid Namjou said on February 7.

Deputy energy minister Mohammad Behzad has said that the country’s electricity exports will amount to $1 billion by the end of the current calendar year (March 19, 2012).

Iran currently trades electricity with Turkey, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.

btw lets change the thread name (part that says non oil/gas energy) to "renewable energy" or "clean energy"


esfahan's first wind turbine
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000057/n00057231-r-b-022.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000057/n00057231-r-b-023.jpg
http://imna.ir/images/docs/000057/n00057231-r-b-021.JPG
http://imna.ir/vglhzinm.23nqx2yttifd2.u.html

nice! we need more and more wind and solar energy!

btw lets change the thread name (part that says non oil/gas energy) to "renewable energy" or "clean energy"

Agree with you "renewable energy in iran" it should be

BMI:
Iran to Benefit from Rapid Development of Its Renewable Energies

Business Monitor International predicted that Iran would benefit from more rapid development of its renewables potential as a means of reducing oil and gas dependency.

"The prospect that Iran will develop its nuclear capacity is central to the country’s power industry and its ability to meet its energy requirements, " BMI writes in Iran Power Q1 2012.
According to the report, as a result of significant state investment in the generation sector, a number of new power plants (mainly hydroelectric and combined-cycle) have come online in recent years. Conventional thermal sources are expected to remain the dominant fuel for electricity generation, with many power projects that are currently under construction due to use gas.
Key trends and recent developments in the Iranian electricity market include:

• During the period 2011-2016, Iran’s overall power generation is expected to increase by an annual average of 2.17%, reaching 221 terawatt hours (TWh). Driving this growth is an annual 2.89% gain in gas-fired generation and a 1.76% rise in hydropower, accompanied by the buildup of output from the country’s first nuclear power station. Non-hydro renewables are expected to deliver average annual supply growth of 4.31%.
• With Iran’s 2011 real GDP assumed to have increased by 0.9%, BMI forecasts average annual growth of 2.3% between 2011 and 2021. The population is expected to rise from the current level of 74.8mn to 81.6mn during the period 2011-2021, and net power consumption looks set to increase from 156.2TWh to 178.7TWh by 2016, rising further to 209.8TWh by 2021. During the period 2011-2016, the average annual growth rate for electricity demand is forecast at 2.4%, but this will accelerate later in the decade to average 3.2% in 2016-2021.
• Thanks partly to the projected rise in net generation, growth of which barely matches the underlying demand trend, Iran’s power supply surplus is likely to decrease over the medium term, although the country is keen to develop further its power export capability. A rise in the percentage of transmission and distribution losses from an estimated 18.5% in 2011 will help balance the market. The estimated net export capability in 2011 is put at 4.2TWh, but could be no more than 0.2TWh by 2016.

http://mojnews.com/en/Miscellaneous/ViewContents.aspx?Contract=cms_Contents_I_News&r=956292

Another masterpiece from Sepah Pasdaran. Khatamol anbiaaaaa Dam broken before inaguration causing flood in neighbouring villages.

سد خاتم الانبیاء راین پیش از بهره برداری شکست
راین - خبرگزاری مهر: سد خاتم الانبیاء راین پیش از بهره برداری شکست و باعث جاری شدن سیل و طغیان رودخانه شد.
به گزارش خبرنگار مهر، دریچه خروجی، کالبرت، سد خاتم الانبیاء راین ساعت چهار صبح دوشنبه دچار شکستگی شد و آب ذخیره شده در پشت سد به یکباره وارد مسیر رودخانه و موجب جاری شدن سیل شد.

بخشدار راین در این خصوص ابراز داشت: پس از اطلاع از موضوع بلافاصله به ستاد بحران شهرستان راین خبر داده شد و اکیپ های کمک رسانی به منطقه اعزام شد.

سیدابراهیم پاریزی ادامه داد: در اثر جاری شدن سیل خسارت جدی و فراوان به باغات و مزارع روستاهای کمسرخ، باب طاهونه، احمدآباد، گروه، کدبک و خوروئیه که در مسیر رودخانه قرار دارند شد.

وی گفت: در اثر این سیل آب آشامیدنی و برق شش روستای در مسیر رودخانه قطع شد و به 40 کیلومتر از راههای خاکی روستایی خسارت جدی وارد شد.

پاریزی تصریح کرد: بخشی از محور مواصلاتی روستاهای کمسرخ و خوروئیه به طور کامل از بین رفته است و قرار است بااستفاده از دو دستگاه لورد و بولدوزر مسیر این روستاها بازگشایی شود.

پاریزی ادامه داد: به علت شدت سیل قریب به 200 تا 300 اصله درخت گردو که در دو طرف رودخانه قرار داشتند از بین رفتند.

وی نیاز اصلی اهالی روستاهای سیل زده را تامین آب آشامیدنی عنوان کرد و گفت: خوشبختانه این سیل خسارت جانی به همراه نداشته است و با توجه به اینکه منطقه راین منطقه گردشگری است از ورود گردشگران به منطقه سیل زده خودداری شد.

وی اظهار داشت: علت اصلی بروز این سانحه توسط کارشناسان جهاد کشاورزی در دست بررسی است ولی بارندگی روز گذشته و وجود مشکل فنی در بخش دریچه خروجی، کالبرت، را در به وجود آمدن این حادثه دخیل دانست.

پاریزی در ادامه بیان داشت: این سد هنوز به بهره برداری رسمی نرسیده بوده و قرار بود در دهه فجر سال گذشته مورد بهره برداری قرار گیرد.

وی اضافه کرد: این سد تحویل موقت شده بود و آبگیری آن در اواخر اسفند سال گذشته آغاز شده بود.

پاریزی برآورد میزان خسارات وارده را به علت گستردگی منطقه و میزان آب ذخیره شده در پشت سد را به بعد موکول کرد.

در اثر جاری شدن این سیل بخشی از پل روستای حسین آباد که در مسیر جاده راین ساردوئیه قرار دارد فرو ریخت.

شدت سیل به حدی بود که درختان گردوی چندین ساله را از ریشه درآورد و تیرهای برق را سرنگون کرد.

عملیات ساخت و احداث سد خاتم الانبیاء از سال 84 آغاز شده و قرار بود در دهه فجر سال جاری به بهره برداری برسد.

تاکنون سه پیمانکار روی این سد کار کرده اند و طی این رویداد به بدنه اصلی سد صدمه ای وارد نشده است.

چنانچه این اتفاق در طول روز می افتاد باعث جان باختن بسیاری از گردشگرانی می شد که در روز 13 فروردین به دامن طبیعت آمده بوند تا روز خوشی را در کنار رودخانه سپری کنند.

http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1566896

:applause:

Meanwhile in the rest of the world:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/4/12/1302606788034/The-Shard-skyscraper-007.jpg

:bash: :ohno: :applause:

Meanwhile in the rest of the world:

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/4/12/1302606788034/The-Shard-skyscraper-007.jpg

:bash: :ohno: :applause:
What do you mean?

Another masterpiece from Sepah Pasdaran. Khatamol anbiaaaaa Dam broken before inaguration causing flood in neighbouring villages.

سد خاتم الانبیاء راین پیش از بهره برداری شکست
راین - خبرگزاری مهر: سد خاتم الانبیاء راین پیش از بهره برداری شکست و باعث جاری شدن سیل و طغیان رودخانه شد.
به گزارش خبرنگار مهر، دریچه خروجی، کالبرت، سد خاتم الانبیاء راین ساعت چهار صبح دوشنبه دچار شکستگی شد و آب ذخیره شده در پشت سد به یکباره وارد مسیر رودخانه و موجب جاری شدن سیل شد.

بخشدار راین در این خصوص ابراز داشت: پس از اطلاع از موضوع بلافاصله به ستاد بحران شهرستان راین خبر داده شد و اکیپ های کمک رسانی به منطقه اعزام شد.

سیدابراهیم پاریزی ادامه داد: در اثر جاری شدن سیل خسارت جدی و فراوان به باغات و مزارع روستاهای کمسرخ، باب طاهونه، احمدآباد، گروه، کدبک و خوروئیه که در مسیر رودخانه قرار دارند شد.

وی گفت: در اثر این سیل آب آشامیدنی و برق شش روستای در مسیر رودخانه قطع شد و به 40 کیلومتر از راههای خاکی روستایی خسارت جدی وارد شد.

پاریزی تصریح کرد: بخشی از محور مواصلاتی روستاهای کمسرخ و خوروئیه به طور کامل از بین رفته است و قرار است بااستفاده از دو دستگاه لورد و بولدوزر مسیر این روستاها بازگشایی شود.

پاریزی ادامه داد: به علت شدت سیل قریب به 200 تا 300 اصله درخت گردو که در دو طرف رودخانه قرار داشتند از بین رفتند.

وی نیاز اصلی اهالی روستاهای سیل زده را تامین آب آشامیدنی عنوان کرد و گفت: خوشبختانه این سیل خسارت جانی به همراه نداشته است و با توجه به اینکه منطقه راین منطقه گردشگری است از ورود گردشگران به منطقه سیل زده خودداری شد.

وی اظهار داشت: علت اصلی بروز این سانحه توسط کارشناسان جهاد کشاورزی در دست بررسی است ولی بارندگی روز گذشته و وجود مشکل فنی در بخش دریچه خروجی، کالبرت، را در به وجود آمدن این حادثه دخیل دانست.

پاریزی در ادامه بیان داشت: این سد هنوز به بهره برداری رسمی نرسیده بوده و قرار بود در دهه فجر سال گذشته مورد بهره برداری قرار گیرد.

وی اضافه کرد: این سد تحویل موقت شده بود و آبگیری آن در اواخر اسفند سال گذشته آغاز شده بود.

پاریزی برآورد میزان خسارات وارده را به علت گستردگی منطقه و میزان آب ذخیره شده در پشت سد را به بعد موکول کرد.

در اثر جاری شدن این سیل بخشی از پل روستای حسین آباد که در مسیر جاده راین ساردوئیه قرار دارد فرو ریخت.

شدت سیل به حدی بود که درختان گردوی چندین ساله را از ریشه درآورد و تیرهای برق را سرنگون کرد.

عملیات ساخت و احداث سد خاتم الانبیاء از سال 84 آغاز شده و قرار بود در دهه فجر سال جاری به بهره برداری برسد.

تاکنون سه پیمانکار روی این سد کار کرده اند و طی این رویداد به بدنه اصلی سد صدمه ای وارد نشده است.

چنانچه این اتفاق در طول روز می افتاد باعث جان باختن بسیاری از گردشگرانی می شد که در روز 13 فروردین به دامن طبیعت آمده بوند تا روز خوشی را در کنار رودخانه سپری کنند.

http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1566896

happens everywhere. i mean they are building something like 500 dams currently and this was the first time something like that happened. but we should still get more used to solar and wind and not so much dams.

lie where? again ur inferior complex comes to show again, "they mess up so its ok if we do :D"

they destroyed people's lives

500 damns? theey want to dry out the country by "flooding it" ? they cant even build 2 stadiums let alone 500 damns

khatamol anbia screwed up pasdaran highway in tabriz too ^^

What do you mean?That while the rest of the world build skyscrapers and progress their country, we struggle with collapsing dams. :ohno:

skyscraper means progress? no european city has skyscrapers like dubai and doha. now do not say these arabs there are more modern than germany or sweden lol.

That while the rest of the world build skyscrapers and progress their country, we struggle with collapsing dams. :ohno:
That skyscraper ,"The Shard", you picture being built in London is almost identical to the "Rugyong Hotel" in Pyongyang.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AJ3B5mgPukQ/TgOI5htEehI/AAAAAAAAALI/BseQAOmzXC4/s1600/ryugyong-hotel.jpg
So is North Korea progressing more than Iran?

^^ I put the picture there to compare the building progress of the rest of the world with Iran, our dams are collapsing and meanwhile in the rest of the world buildings rise.. :bash:

It's a bit sad to see that even North Korea can build something proper. :ohno:

skyscraper means progress? no european city has skyscrapers like dubai and doha. now do not say these arabs there are more modern than germany or sweden lol.See the answer i posted to Heribicide. >_>

And yes, some arabs are really backward-thinking (see Saudi Arabia lol) but i still don't think you can judge them all by one country.

Looking for shiny towers is bad way of guaging progress. :)

True lol.

In the year of so called national production three dams have been broken in span of 1 week.

چهار روز پس از شکست سدی در بخش راین استان کرمان سوراخ شدن سد مدوارات با ظرفیت پنج هزار متر مکعب در شهرستان شهربابک سه میلیارد ریال خسارت به بار آورد.
این سد سومین سدی است که در این هفته شکسته شد.پیش از این سد چنار منشاد در مهریز یزد، وسد خاتم الانبیاء در شهر راین استان کرمان شکسته شده بودند.این سدها معمولا توسط سپاه پاسداران و به صورت شتابزده ساخته می شوند.
سیزدهم فروردین ماه بعد اعلام شد دریچه تحتانی سد خاتم النبیاء راین شکسته و از خسارت ۱۷ میلیارد ریالی آن خبر داده شد.همچنین پایان هفته گذشته و در نیمه های شب چهارشنبه، سدی سنگی - سیمانی که تنها سه سال از آبگیری آن می گذرد، در بخش مدوارات شهربابک آسیب دیده و باعث تخلیه حجم بسیار زیادی از ذخیره آب آن شده است.
سوراخ شدن این سد خسارت جانی به دنبال نداشته است اما با تخریب یک قنات که در آن محل بوده، کل تاسیسات آبیاری تحت فشار موجود در آن مسیر را از بین برده و سرانجام چهار سدی را که در طول مسیر این رودخانه بوده را، از گل و لای و رسوبات پر و علنا از حوزه کارکردی خود خارج کرده است.
براساس گزارش خبرگزاری مهر هر چند که شاکله اصلی سد آسیب جدی ندیده است اما تاسیسات آبیاری تحت فشار در محدوده این سد به طور کامل تخریب شده است. فنس کشی های اطراف رودخانه نیز از بین رفته است. در کارشناسی اولیه ای که در خصوص دلیل وقوع این حادثه انجام شده، گفته می شود که به دلیل کم توجهی های صورت گرفته شده در هنگام احداث این سازه، حفره هایی که در آن محل بوده و احتمالا هم مربوط به قناتی است که سد در بالادست آن واقع است، نادیده گرفته شده و پس از آبگیری سد، آب وارد این حفره ها شده و به مرور زمان باعث وقوع این اتفاق شده است.
حمید افضلی، فرماندار شهرستان شهربابک گفت:سد مزبور از نوع بند سیمانی بوده که سه سال پیش اجرا شده است.
فضلی ضمن اشاره به سوراخ شدن این سازه، ادامه می دهد: بر اساس کارشناسی های صورت گرفته شده، علت سوراخ شدن سد چنین اعلام شده که کف سد که از جنس سنگ بوده، سوراخهای پنهانی داشته که پر از خاک بوده است.
وی اضافه می کند: به مرور زمان و با تجمیع آب در داخل این حفره ها، سوراخی ایجاد و آب پشت این سازه تخلیه شده است.
فرماندار شهرستان شهربابک می گوید: یک رشته قنات، سیستم آبیاری تحت فشار در مسیر این سازه و چند اصله درخت گردو در این منطقه آسیب جدی دیده است.
وی اظهار می دارد: همچنین سازه ۳ سد دیگر نیز در پایین دست این سد واقع شده که پس از این اتفاق، از گل و لای پر شده است.
افضلی با بیان اینکه میزان خسارت وارده در اثر سوراخ شدن این سد در کارشناسی اولیه حداقل ۳ میلیارد ریال تخمین زده شده، می افزاید: اما میزان دقیق خسارت از سوی جهاد کشاورزی در حال ارزیابی است.
وی در خصوص مقصرین وقوع این حادثه در سد مزبور تصریح می کند: کارفرمای احداث این سازه، منابع طبیعی استان بوده و ناظرین و مشاورین توسط همین ارگان تعیین شده اند.
وی اضافه می کند: باید ارزیابی های لازم صورت بگیرد تا مشخص شور پیمانکار، طراح و یا کدام یک از عوامل دربروز این اتفاق مقصر بوده اند.

http://www.irangreenvoice.com/article/2012/apr/08/20853

new damn in hormozgan

pics
http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=1575290

damn? :lol:
ofc they mean the same in Iran

LOL what does this mean exactly?^^

Tehran Plans to Generate Electricity from City Garbage
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran plans to generate electricity from the garbage hills produced by its over 10 million population, Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf announced.


Qalibaf stated that Tehran plans to run the system of generating electricity from garbage for the first time in the country.

The measure is rare not only in Tehran, but in the whole country, he added.

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9101141865

Swiss Company to Invest in Iran's Wind Power Production

Switzerland’s Mistral Investment Company plans to invest as much as $1 million in production of 100 MW of electricity in East Azarbaijan province.
In a meeting with the governor of the province on Sunday, executive director of the company Philip Massie said the project would get underway as soon as the required guarantees are provided and a substantive agreement is reached, IRNA reported.
He said if there is enough cooperation, “we will introduce other investors to invest in the province”.
Massie pointed to 35 years of his economic experience in Iran, saying “we are well-aware of the capabilities and potentials of the Iranian people and know that conditions are very favorable for investment here.”
He hoped that the project for wind power production in Sambaran, Ahar, would be one of a series of projects his company will implement in Iran.
Governor of East Azarbaijan Ahmad Alirezabeygi for his part welcomed Swiss firms’ plan to invest in production of wind power in the province and said that the project would be a good start for expansion of relations and building trust between the two sides for greater cooperation.
He also slammed Western propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran and said investors who visit Iran, see clearly that the media hype against Iran is wrong.
Alirezabeygi commissioned the province’s Department of Land Affairs to provide the investors with the needed plots of land within a week after receiving the required documents from them.
As 25 percent of the parts needed for manufacturing the project’s wind turbines are to be made in Iran, he tasked Azarbaijan Regional Power Company to introduce companies capable of making the parts to the foreign investors.
Also speaking in the meeting was managing director of Azarbaijan Regional Power Company Ali Baharvand who said the Ministry of Energy in recent years has paid special attention to developing the use of new sources of energy like solar and wind power.
“Hence, three wind turbines have been installed in three locations in Azarbaijan Province producing 2000 KW of electricity.”
He described the province as a region with suitable conditions for producing wind power and said six other locations have been identified for installing wind turbines.
Iranian company Kankash Negah Novin in association with Switzerland’s Mistral Investment Company has obtained persimmon from the Ministry of Energy to produce 400 MW of wind power in four areas in Iran: Binaloud and Khaf in Khorasan-e Razavi province, Nikuyeh in Qazvin province, and Ahar in East Azarbaijan province.
http://iran-daily.com/1391/2/4/MainPaper/4216/Page/1/Index.htm

einali park wind turbines in tabriz
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this is the god damn dam that is causing zayandeh rood to dry up
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Iran discovers 6 billion barrels of new oil reserves

TEHRAN, July 4 (MNA) – Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi has announced that oil reserves of up to 6 billion barrels have been discovered in southwest Iran.
The reserves are located around the Yadavaran oilfield in Khuzestan province, Qasemi said.

“With this new discovery the volume of retrievable oil reserves in the country increased 5 to 6 billion barrels,” Shana news agency quoted Qasemi as saying.

It had previously been reported that Iran’s recoverable oil and natural gas reserves stood at 154.8 billion barrels and 33.1 trillion cubic meters, respectively.

With the new oil discovery Iran’s oil reserves stand at about 160 billion barrels.

The country’s oil and natural gas reserves will last up to 80 years and 150 years respectively, if the current production and export levels remain steady.

Qasemi went on to say that output at the Yadavaran oilfield is currently about 20,000 barrels per day, which will be increased to 200,000 barrels per day in the future.

On March 3, oil official Mahmoud Mohaddes announced that a large oilfield, which holds huge amounts of high-quality crude, had been discovered in southwestern Khuzestan province

more money for them to steal!!

That skyscraper ,"The Shard", you picture being built in London is almost identical to the "Rugyong Hotel" in Pyongyang.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AJ3B5mgPukQ/TgOI5htEehI/AAAAAAAAALI/BseQAOmzXC4/s1600/ryugyong-hotel.jpg
So is North Korea progressing more than Iran?

^^This building was financially supported by the Soviet Union and has now been under construction for over 25 years. Construction has been halted more times than you can count. And your complaining about Iran's situation?

^^ I was'nt. I think Aerithia was..

Renewable Energy in Iran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQrm0iZdxoQ

Iran plans to expand solar electricity generation



Iran plans to expand the use of solar electricity generation systems for supplying power (http://en.trend.az/capital/business/2125017.html#) to houses, Abbas Kazemi, director of Iranian Fuel Conservation Company, as saying.

Some $650 million will be saved through using photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collectors, also known as hybrid PV/T systems or PVT, in buildings, he noted.

The decision has been taken to reduce the use of natural gas in national power plants, he added.


http://en.trend.az/capital/business/2125017.html

Great news soorena !

Iran & Tajikistan agree to build power plant
Iran and Tajikistan are about to finalise a deal on the construction of Eini power plant during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming visit to the Central Asian state, acorrding to Fars News Agency.

Tajikistan's foreign ministry announced that the contract on the construction of Eini power plant will be sorted within the framework of President Ahmadinejad's official visit to Tajikistan late in March.

The necessary technical and engineering researches and studies of the project have been completed already.

According to the Iranian experts' initial plan, the project includes construction of a power plant with a dam which can generate 130 megawatt of electricity per hour.Read more (http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-21488-iran-tajikistan-agree-to-build-power-plant/#.UUqE0hdqTzw)

making electricity from garbage

not sure of the side effects but seems good !
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http://tehransama.ir/newsdetail.aspx?NewsID=959161

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compound solar plant in kerman

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Good idea!

Tehran

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Yea but they overdid it
Theres more poles than flower branches

Iran unveils achievements in field of renewable energy

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has unveiled the Islamic Republic’s new achievements in the field of renewable energy.


At a Sunday ceremony in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, President Ahmadinejad unveiled a 10-kilowatt fuel cell, which simultaneously converts hydrogen into electricity and heat.

Iran plans to enhance the capacity of the non-polluting device, which can be used in the automobile and transportation industry.

The Iranian president also unveiled Iran’s other achievements in the field of renewable energy technology, including a 100-watt molten-carbonate fuel cell, a two-megawatt wind turbine, a plasma waste treatment system (for the disposal of toxic wastes), a crane for repairing wind turbines and the production line of basic materials for wind turbine wings.

President Ahmadinejad also unveiled Iran’s roadmap for the development of wind farms.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/19/304266/iran-unveils-clean-energy-achievements/

Iran Launches Solar Power Plants at 5 Universities
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Nasrin Soltankhah announced that the country has equipped five of its universities with solar power plants pursuant to its plans to use renewable energies instead of fossil fuel.


"Today, 5 universities of the country were equipped with 20-kilowat solar power plants," Soltankhah said, addressing a ceremony to inaugurate the new achievements of the Iranian scientists in the field of new energy resources in Tehran on Sunday.

She also said that 7 Iranian universities were equipped with fuel cells.

Soltankhah described use of renewable energies as a symbol of Iran's scientific and technological progress, and said due to the high amount of pollution emitted by fossil fuels, the country should move towards using renewable energies.



http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9202242138

solar and wind is the future! it seems iran is now understanding this.

Tehran hosts first energy & wind conference

video:

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/05/19/304359/tehran-hosts-first-energy--wind-conference/

Iran focuses on producing clean energy.


Tehran’s Niroo Research Institute (NRI ) or Energy Research Institute has hosted the first Iran Wind Energy Conference and exhibition. In attendance was Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, administration officials, experts and college students from 80 universities throughout Iran. The conference discussed Iran’s achievements in the field of clean energy. The president’s Deputy for Research and Technology talked about Iran’s advances in cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP). CHP is the use of a heat engine or power station to simultaneously generate electricity and useful heat.

Today Iran’s Ministry of Energy spends 15% percent of its budget to invest in wind energy and solar energy.

Iran’s Minister of Energy Majid Namjoo talked about upcoming Iran’s future energy projects.

Today Iran has the capacity to produce up to 60k mega watts of electricity annually while this year its electricity exports have increased to 40%. This year Iran plans to export about 10 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.