Geospatial multi-criteria analysis for identifying high priority clean energy investment opportunities: A case study on land-use conflict in Bangladesh

Shiraishi, Kenji; Shirley, Rebekah; Kammen, Daniel M.

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.10.123

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“…The solar irradiance was the most dominant factor to find the most suitable location for the solar power plants. The solar irradiance data set was taken from the NASA surface metrology which represents the average of daily totals of global horizontal solar irradiance in kWh/m 2 [27,30,[38][39][40][41][42][43].…”

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Site Suitability Analysis of Solar PV Power Generation in South Gondar, Amhara Region

2020

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The Ethiopian government looked towards renewable energy resources to generate electrical power for the current demand of the country. 85% of the total population of the country lives in rural areas and uses fossil fuel for their domestic uses. Using fossil fuel poses a danger for users and the environment. And the government of Ethiopia planned to electrify 85% of the rural community with abundant available renewable resources around the community. Therefore, identifying potential locations for solar PV with GIS is a decision support tool for proposing suitable sites to the government. The solar PV suitability analysis provides optimal locations for solar PV power plant installations. To find suitable locations for solar PV, factors that affect suitability were identified and weighted using analytical hierarchy processes. Then, the weighted values and reclassified values were multiplied together to produce the final suitability map for solar PV. Due to site unsuitability, solar PV generation efficiency drops and may malfunction. By identifying the most suitable locations, a solar PV power plant is optimally located. Therefore, the objective of this study was to find the most suitable sites in the South Gondar Zone for generating power from solar PV. The suitability of the study area for a solar PV power plant is 86.5%. Eighty-six (86%) of the criteria considered in the study area were found to be suitable for optimal location of solar PV power plant. Most of the suitable areas were found in the western part of the zone. The nature of topography is a key factor in generating solar energy; it affects the solar irradiance coming to the solar PV panel surface.

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Site Suitability Analysis of Solar PV Power Generation in South Gondar, Amhara Region

2020

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“…(47,48) Furthermore, national-scale studies could identify high-priority investment opportunities for clean energy. (49,50) Bosch et al have presented the global onshore and offshore wind energy potentials with respect to topographical features, land use, and environmental constraints. (51,52) SDG No.…”

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Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Review of Applications

Acharya¹,

Lee²

2019

Sensors and Materials

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“…However, the effort must still be magnified by searching for some alternative renewable sources for energy generation. There are many potential resources, such as solar, wind, hydro, etc., in BD, wherein hydropower supports approximately one and a half percent of the total electricity generated in BD [ 7 ]. This small percentage of hydropower is generated from the only hydro plant named Karnafuli hydroelectric power Station (KH), located near the port city of Chittagong [ 8 ].…”

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An approach to increase the power output of Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station: A step to sustainable development in Bangladesh’s energy sector

Hossain¹,

Rahman²,

Mamun³

et al. 2021

PLoS ONE

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Renewable energy has become the most prominent source of energy to reduce carbon emissions around the globe. Undoubtedly, hydro energy is very much clean energy among other sources. In Bangladesh, hydro energy is available only in a specific southern area contributing several hundred megawatts to the national grid. This paper devotes to assessing the capacity and practicability of a hydropower plant to boost the power output by implementing the combined cycle hydropower system. The proposed method has been developed by 1) studying the existing plant based on surveyed data, 2) selecting the site for installing the hydrokinetic turbine, 3) designing with consideration of numerous constraints of inter dependability, and 4) creating a prototype model to ensure the practicability. Preliminary results show that a significant amount of additional electric energy can be generated from the plant with higher efficiency.

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Geospatial multi-criteria analysis for identifying high priority clean energy investment opportunities: A case study on land-use conflict in Bangladesh

Cited by 53 publications

References 46 publications

Site Suitability Analysis of Solar PV Power Generation in South Gondar, Amhara Region

Site Suitability Analysis of Solar PV Power Generation in South Gondar, Amhara Region

Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Review of Applications

An approach to increase the power output of Karnafuli Hydroelectric Power Station: A step to sustainable development in Bangladesh’s energy sector

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