Research Article

The Role of Renewable Energy Resources Usage on Sustainability

Number: Special Issue December 31, 2025
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The Role of Renewable Energy Resources Usage on Sustainability

Abstract

The use of renewable energy sources is researched from many perspectives and is very important for development and reducing environmental damage. Renewable energy is very important not only for protecting the environment and ensuring environmental sustainability, but also for ensuring social and economic development. It is seen that the use of renewable energy sources is of critical importance, especially in achieving the United Nations Development Goals. Renewable energy sources provide environmentally friendly and sustainable energy production that reduces dependency on fossil fuels with inexhaustible energy forms such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass and geothermal energy. These sources provide a number of carbon-free and environmentally damaging solutions during energy production, making a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and effectively combating climate change. The use of renewable energy sources contributes not only to the environment, but also to economic and social development. The creation and increase of employment in the renewable energy sector, ensuring security of energy supply and demand, ensuring ease of access, and reducing costs in the long term support the development of societies. The transition to renewable energy requires not only an environmental or economic transformation, but also a social and cultural transformation. This process enables societies to structure their energy systems in a more equitable, efficient, accessible and reliable way. In this study, which aims to investigate the role of the use of renewable energy resources on sustainability, the content analysis method was used. A scan was conducted with the determined keywords. The data found was analyzed with descriptive content analysis, and three themes were determined in the use of renewable energy resources: environmental, economic and social sustainability. As a result, it is seen that there is an increasing research and application on the use of renewable energy resources, and that the use of renewable energy resources has an important role in ensuring environmental, economic and social sustainability.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Electrical Engineering (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

February 10, 2025

Acceptance Date

April 25, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Number: Special Issue

IEEE
[1]A. U. Yerden, M. E. Arslan, and N. Karabıyık Yerden, “The Role of Renewable Energy Resources Usage on Sustainability”, IJONFEST, no. Special Issue, pp. 1–7, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.61150/ijonfest.2025030301.

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