Retraction notice to “Evaluation of solar and biomass perspectives using geographic information system - the case of Iraq Regions” [Renew. Energy 227 (2024) 120463] (Renewable Energy (2024) 227, (S0960148124005287), (10.1016/j.renene.2024.120463))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. In investigating concerns regarding late-stage authorship changes to this article, the editors reached out to the authors for an explanation. In addition to the concerns regarding the late-stage authorship changes the editors were unable to verify the contribution of any of the added authors. Ahmed K. Nassar, Ahmed Fouly, Emad Mahrous Awwad, Patrik Viktor, Ayesha Amjad, Hassan Falah Fakhruldeen, Ali Khudhair Al-Jiboory, and Maha Barakat were added to this paper after the first round of revision. One author was also removed. These changes were made without explanation and without the exceptional approval by the handling Editor, which is contrary to the journal policy on changes to authorship. The editor therefore feels that the findings of the manuscript cannot be relied upon and that the article needs to be retracted. After reaching out to the authors Ahmed K. Nassar affirmed that they should have been listed as a co-author in the original submission and were involved in the entire process of developing this article. Meanwhile, Ahmed Fouly has asked that their name be disassociated with this article and asserts that they should not have been listed as a co-author and would not have given permission for their name to be added.