Journal of Renewable and New Energy

Modeling the simultaneous use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources with a sustainable development approach in parent industries

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Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Meysam Ahmadvand 1
Roksana Fekri 2
Mohammad saviz Asadi Lari 3

1 Department of Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
One of the key issues in energy policy in the last decade is the sustainable development of energy. Considering the limitation of non-renewable energy sources and the growing importance of renewable energies, this research has been carried out with the aim of optimizing the simultaneous use of these resources in parent industries. Although the initial costs and high investment are the main obstacles to the use of renewable energy in the country, the upstream laws and recent incentives have facilitated the investment process in this sector. and the research includes reviewing the theoretical foundations, designing a multi-objective mathematical model, and solving it by weighting method. The presented model includes economic, environmental and social goals. The data used was collected from a cement factory and the model was validated using real data.

The results showed that with the approach of sustainable development, the use of solar power plants has priority over gas power plants. In this case, about 65% of the factory's electricity needs should be provided by solar energy. The proposed mathematical model, as an integer non-linear three-objective model, provides an effective tool for energy planning in parent industries and provides an innovative approach to integrate sustainable development in the decision-making process. This research can be a practical framework for policy makers and industry managers to optimize consumption. Provide energy by considering economic, environmental and social requirements

Keywords

Sustainable development
renewable energy
non-renewable energy
mathematical model
multi-objective optimization
Subjects
Journal of Renewable and New Energy

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 May 2026

  • Receive Date 21 May 2024
  • Revise Date 18 March 2025
  • Accept Date 01 November 2025

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