Here we present some key strategies by considering
social sustainability, environmental sustainability, economic
sustainability, and energy and resource sustainability
that have already been illustrated in Fig. 1, and
also with major considerations in Figs. 2–4. An increase
in the energy consumption of a country provides a
positive impact on its economic as well as social and
technological developments (Dincer and Rosen, 2005).
Moreover, the supply and utilization of green energy are
particularly significant for sustainable green energy
technologies. The most important scenario to encourage
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Essential factors for
green energy
technologies
Environmental education
and training
Promoting green
energy resources
Innovative green
energy strategies
Financing
Information
-Professional support
-Public support
-Media support
Making sustainable
green energy program
successful
Energy utilization
Environmental
impacts
green energy
Public and
government channels
Sustainable green
energy program
-Agencies
-Training
-Facilities
Public
An effective
sustainable green
energy program
-Public relation
-Training
-Counseling
Short- and longterm
policies for
implementation
Environmentally
benign green
energy programs/
activities
Implementatio
n of green
energy systems
and
technologies
locally and
globally for
sustainable
development
Importance to
monitor each step
and evaluate the
data and findings
obtained
Public information/
awareness
Evaluation tools/
techniques
Fig. 3. Essential factors for green energy strategies and technologies.
Application Areas of Green Energy
and Technologies
Successful Application of
Green Energy Strategies
Applications for
power generation Vehicle
applications
Navigation
applications
Aeronautics
applications
Domestic
applications
Industrial
applications
-fuel cells
-gas turbines
-hydrogen plants
-heating
-cooling
-cooking
-air conditioning
-pumping, etc.
-ammonia synthesis
-fertilizer production
-oil distillation
-petrochemical production
-metallurgical applications
-Ni and Fe production
-energy storage
-flammable mixtures
-electronic industry
-glass and fiber production
-nuclear reactors
-power generation systems
-fuel cells
-IC engines
-combustion
-efficiency
improvement
-defense industry
-transport
-power generation
-ship engines
-defense
-communication
-transportation
-tourism
-pollution control
-energy storage
-gas turbines
-jet engines
-defense industry
-rockets
-antimissile
-space industry
-energy storage
If the use of green energy
technologies is encouraged,
a stable and peaceful world with a
better environment and
sustainable future is expected.
Fig. 4. Possible application fields of green energy and technologies in
for sustainable development.