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Regional Planning for Green Energy Synergy: A Foresight ‎Analysis of Policies and Infrastructure in Yazd Province

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Ali Naderi 1
Reza Naderi 2

1 Department of Urban planning, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

2 Department of Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.61882/jgeri.2.4.1
Abstract
This study aims to enhance regional planning for green energy synergy in Yazd Province by ‎addressing energy imbalances and promoting sustainable development. Significant disparities ‎in production and consumption persist, with Yazd County exhibiting an 8.4-million-kWh ‎surplus in 2022, while counties such as Ashkezar and Bafgh show deficits of approximately 1 ‎million kWh. The analysis indicates that, without intervention, surpluses will decrease and ‎deficits will increase by 2035. Using quantitative trend analysis in MATLAB and participatory ‎Delphi-based scenario development, the study constructs four scenarios: synergistic ‎development, which maximizes renewable energy use; foreign dependency, which sustains ‎disparities; local self-sufficiency, which supports localized solutions; and energy isolation, ‎which exacerbates imbalances. Proposed strategies include decentralized solar power plants, ‎smart grid systems, and a green investment fund. The concept of “green energy synergy” offers ‎a novel framework for transforming regional disparities into opportunities for renewable ‎energy development. This research provides a scalable model for sustainable planning in Yazd ‎and comparable regions, contributing to more effective energy policy formulation‎‎‎.‎

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Regional Planning for Green Energy Synergy: A Foresight ‎Analysis of Policies and Infrastructure in Yazd Province

Highlights

❖ Introduces "green energy synergy" via multi-method foresight to balance Yazd's energy.
❖ Highlights disparities: Yazd's surplus shrinks by 2035, while Ashkezar and Bafgh face deepening deficits.
❖ Proposes four scenarios from "Synergistic Development" to "Energy Isolation."
❖ Recommends county-specific solar strategies, smart grids, and investment funds.
❖ Converts regional inequalities into scalable green growth opportunities. 

Keywords

Regional planning
Green Energy Synergy
Sustainability
Imbalance
Renewable Energy

Declaration of Competing Interest

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. The ethical issues, including plagiarism, informed consent, misconduct, data fabrication and/or falsification, double publication and/or submission, redundancy, have been completely observed by the authors.

 

Credit Authorship Contribution Statement

Ali Naderi:  Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Roles/Writing-original draft, Writing-review & editing. Reza Naderi: Data curation, Software, Roles/Writing-original draft, Writing-review & editing. 

 

Bibliography

Ali Naderi: was born in Isfahan, Iran and is originally of Qashqai Turkic descent. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Urban Engineering from Ashrafi-e-Isfahani University of Isfahan and completed his Master's degree in Regional Planning at the University of Yazd. His current research focuses on urban and regional resilience as well as regional energy management, with a particular interest in systems-based approaches to sustainability and adaptive planning.

Reza Naderi: was born in Isfahan, Iran and is originally of Qashqai Turkic descent. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (HVAC Systems) from Shahid Mohsen Mohajer National University of Skills and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Energy Conversion at the University of Yazd. His current research is focused on the optimization of peristaltic pump design and renewable energy systems.

Citation

A. Naderi and R. Naderi, "Regional Planning for Green Energy Synergy: A Foresight Analysis of Policies and Infrastructure in Yazd Province," Journal of Green Energy Research and Innovation, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 1-13, 2025.

 

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  • Receive Date 01 April 2025
  • Revise Date 14 May 2025
  • Accept Date 03 June 2025
  • Publish Date 01 December 2025

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