Table 7.

Major opportunities after the COVID-19 outbreak in renewable energy

Author	Year	Approach	Reasons
(Norouzi et al. 2020)	2020	1. Development of electricity infrastructure for countries exposed to social and economic damages 2. The importance of paying attention to renewable electricity generation	Reliability of this type of energy in critical situations such as COVID-19
(B. Wang et al. 2020)	2020	Consideration, encouragement, and commercialization to the section of electric vehicles (Ev)	They are reducing air pollution and demand in the fuel energy sector Sustainability of energy supply
(Vaka et al. 2020)	2020	Consideration of solar technologies and long-term investments for the dynamism of this sector in the solar, wind, and other sectors	Reduction of air pollution and being free from any damage to the environment
(Gebreslassie 2020)	2020	Paying attention to solar technologies in Africa, mainly European countries investing in the construction of solar panels in the region	Existence of a very suitable investment platform in this sector and these areas
(Norouzi et al. 2020; shoudian.bjx.com.cn, 2020; www.weforum.org, 2020)	2020	Paying attention to the renewable energy sector and investing in photovoltaic technologies for maximum use of the people, taking into account the conditions of the COVID-19 crisis	Urban and rural household electricity consumption increased by 5.3 percent due to quarantine restrictions at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, while China is also the world’s largest energy consumer