A novel method for the site selection of large-scale PV farms by using AHP and GIS: A case study in İzmir, Türkiye

Demir, Abdullah; Dinçer, Ali Ersin; Yılmaz, Kutay

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2023.05.031

Cited by 35 publications

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“…The environmental criterion involves the restriction of legally protected areas, in which it is not possible to carry out the project [30,31,33,64]. Within these protection areas, all zones established according to the national or regional regulatory framework are considered, excluding all protected areas from the analysis (Table 9).…”

Section: Environmental Protection Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Location of Solar Photovoltaic Plants Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Analysis

de Luis-Ruiz,

Salas-Menocal,

Pereda-García

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Nowadays, solar energy is considered to be one of the most developed renewable energy sources, and its production capacity has increased in recent years. To optimize yields and production, the correct selection of the location of these plants is essential. This research develops a methodological proposal that allows for detecting and evaluating the most appropriate places to implement solar photovoltaic plants almost automatically through GIS tools. A multi-criteria analysis is proposed to analyze large extensions of land with ten duly weighted criteria that cover the energy and territorial requirements that any installation must meet. The method assigns each site a location coefficient that reflects the weighting of the chosen criteria so that the value ordered from highest to lowest reflects the best to the worst location. Unlike other research works that can be considered similar, the methodological proposal is much more consistent than traditional alternatives as it uses a multi-criteria analysis and a weighting mechanism that is also statistically consistent, objective, and based on logical criteria. This innovative methodology is applied to Cantabria (north of Spain), although it could be used for other contexts.

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Section: Environmental Protection Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimal Location of Solar Photovoltaic Plants Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Analysis

de Luis-Ruiz,

Salas-Menocal,

Pereda-García

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Another study on solar farm site selection has been initiated in [23] by implementing AHP and GIS. Study criteria for selecting solar photovoltaic (PV) panels are modified to account for the PV plant's installed capacity.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Selecting Communication Technologies for an Electrical Substation Based on the AHP

Azhar,

Mohamed Radzi,

Mustafa

et al. 2023

IEEE Access

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Traditional communication technologies for distribution substations will soon have difficulties meeting the needs of emerging applications. This is due to exponential population growth and future energy demands, which necessitate a reliable and fast response from the grid. Thus, this research aims to aid decisionmakers in selecting the best communication technologies for an electrical distribution substation. In this study, the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to shortlist, rank, and decide the most suitable communication technologies for an electrical substation based on its geographical location. The main criteria used for the selection are technical criteria, economic criteria, infrastructure, and service standards. The weight obtained from the pairwise comparison for each criterion is based on the literature review and expert opinions. The results comprise rankings of communication technologies tailored to different demographic settings, including urban, suburban, and rural areas. These rankings are generated through a comprehensive pairwise comparison process, building upon the earlier comparative analysis. Additionally, a structured framework has been developed to select the most appropriate communication technology for electrical substations in urban, suburban, and rural areas.INDEX TERMS analytical hierarchy process (AHP), communication technologies, energy, multi criteria decision making (MCDM), smart grid, substations.

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“…For instance, both Raza et al ( 2023 ) and Rekik and Alimi ( 2023 ) determined the suitable sites for solar and wind energy by using both AHP method and GIS, whereas Ali et al ( 2023 ) used the combination of GIS and AHP to identify the optimal site for off-river pumped hydro energy storage. Günen ( 2021 ) and Demir et al ( 2023 ) used both GIS and AHP methods to determine suitable sites for large-scale PV farms. In addition, Islam et al ( 2023 ), Colak et al ( 2020 ), and Ruiz et al ( 2020 ) also utilized the combination of AHP method and GIS to find the optimal location for solar energy plants.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Convenient Site Selection of a Floating PV Power Plant in Türkiye by using GIS-Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process

Karipoğlu,

Koca,

İlbahar

2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Floating photovoltaics (FPVs) are appearing as a promising and an alternative renewable energy opinion in which PV panels are mounted on floating platforms in order to produce electricity from renewable energy on water such as seas, dams, rivers, oceans, canals, fish farms, and reservoirs. So far, such studies related to the body knowledge on financial, technical, and environmental aspects of installation of FPV have not been performed in Turkey while expanding steadily in other countries. In this study, suitable site selection for installation of FPV power plants on three lakes in Turkey was studied by performing geographic information system (GIS) and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) as multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method. This detailed study revealed that the criterion of global horizontal irradiance (GHI) was determined as the most crucial criterion for the installation of FPV on Beysehir Lake, Lake of Tuz, and Van Lake. Additionally, it was clearly seen that the Beysehir Lake had the highest value approximately 52% among other lakes for installation, that is why Beysehir Lake is selected as the best option for installation of an FPV system with this multi-criteria approach.

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A novel method for the site selection of large-scale PV farms by using AHP and GIS: A case study in İzmir, Türkiye

Cited by 35 publications

References 36 publications

Optimal Location of Solar Photovoltaic Plants Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Analysis

Optimal Location of Solar Photovoltaic Plants Using Geographic Information Systems and Multi-Criteria Analysis

Selecting Communication Technologies for an Electrical Substation Based on the AHP

Convenient Site Selection of a Floating PV Power Plant in Türkiye by using GIS-Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process

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