According to the Communication and Information Center in the Presidential Vice Presidency of Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, the 12th Conference on the Progress and Development of the Country on the topic of "Energy Transition" was held at Khatam University, under the auspices by the Council for Scientific Associations of Iran.

Emphasizing the role of scientific associations in timely addressing societal issues, Hossein Afshin said: Solutions that emerge from the minds of scientists, professors, and educated students of the country have better implementation capabilities. Therefore, we extend our helping hand and cooperation to them in formulating short-term, medium-term, and long-term energy programs.

He added: Our problem today is not just energy imbalance, but we suffer from two other serious problems in this area, namely the shutdown and retirement of power plants and the second is the wear and tear and instability of networks. Some of our power plants have an efficiency of 18%, which means that we are practically wasting fuel. In normal mode, we have an average loss of 12% and in peak mode, we have a loss of 20% in the network, while the global average is below five percent!

According to Afshin, we have not been able to define a complete energy basket; the energy basket means simultaneously looking at gas, oil, diesel, electricity, gasoline, etc. When we talk about new technology, we must look at the cycle in its entirety.

Stating that the reason for the lack of success in energy management is a point-based view and approach, the head of the National Elites Foundation clarified: The issues in our society are intertwined and intertwined, and our solution is to have an integrated and chain-like program. Therefore, in addition to technical issues, social, political, and economic discussions must also be considered.

He continued: "From a technical point of view, we certainly have no problem, but our social, political, and economic spheres have not been able to keep up with the technical spheres. We must look at the country's problems and advance the program from a "national" perspective instead of a sectoral and point-based approach. This national perspective can be created by the humanities and social sciences as an intermediate link in society."

In response to a question from one of the attendees at the meeting about why the Vice Presidency does not address TRL zero, Afshin said: No knowledge-based product is produced unless its TRL zero is strengthened. Incidentally, sometimes we are criticized for what TRL 3 and TRL 4 have to do with the Vice Presidency of Science, these sectors are related to the Ministry of Science, unaware that one of the reasons for the decline in the quality of knowledge-based work is this very disregard for the source, and we have a duty to support TRL zero to ten, and we believe in this important matter.