This paper aims to investigate whether analogical thinking can help students to create ideas of
environment-friendly energy technologies which applied animals' solutions to inefficient use of energy
resources. To do this, a form for analogical problem solving has been developed to enable students to
analogize environment-friendly energy technologies from animals' energy solutions based upon structural
similarity with each other. Using this form, a preliminary assessment has been done for students participating
in an environment-friendly energy education programme in regards to their understanding of the base
problem. Subsequently, a three-step process of analogical problem solving has been implemented such as
understanding the base problem, finding similarity, and developing ideas on environment-friendly energy
technologies. Consequently, it can be confirmed that analogical thinking can be a useful tool to come up
with more specific and creative solutions to energy problems than those presented at the preliminary
assessment. It can be, however, concluded by comparing the results of the preliminary assessment and the
analogical problem solving that analogical thinking can not be a sufficient condition for finding creative
solutions even though it may be a necessary condition.