Sustainable Spatial Energy Planning of Large-Scale Wind and PV Farms in Israel: A Collaborative and Participatory Planning Approach

Spyridonidou, Sofia; Sismani, Georgia; Loukogeorgaki, Eva; Vagiona, Dimitra; Ulanovsky, Hagit; Madar, Daniel

doi:10.3390/en14030551

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“…The proposed model takes advantage of several research methods (modules) which have been functioning together and therefore enable to conduct a multi-criteria analysis of the issue [33][34][35][36][37][38]. The operation of the modules has been implemented and integrated in the form of a computer application.…”

Section: The Structure Of the Model And The Methods Used In Itmentioning

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The Model of Support for the Decision-Making Process, While Organizing Dredging Works in the Ports

Kaizer

Neumann

2021

Energies

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The aim of the research was to create a decision-making model, which would be able to support planning, organizing and conducting the dredging works in the port area. The proposed solution is a multiple element system which enables to verify, in a comprehensive way, the majority of the aspects determining the quality and the time of dredging enterprise realization. The paper presents an original approach to the decision-making process during the organization of dredging works, using the computer program. In order to achieve the main goal of the study, the conditions of dredging works were considered. Furthermore, the factors that have an influence on the schedule of the project were evaluated and algorithms, as well as process organization schemes, were developed. If it is not enough, the decision models corresponding to the discussed issue were analysed and the computer program was created. And last but not the least, the proposed project and equipment were verified using a simulation model. While creating this model, the method of multiple criteria AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) decision support was used. Moreover, the mass service model with the priority queue regulations, the expert study, and statistical analysis of the traffic flow, were provided. The model was developed in reliance to multiple criteria studies, based on the opinions of multinational experts. These enabled to adjust each element of the system in accordance with various locations. As a result of the research, the following thesis has been proven, that detailed analysis of the conditions of dredging works and taking into account the received conclusions enables to reduce the costs and shorten the time of dredging projects realizations.

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Section: The Structure Of the Model And The Methods Used In Itmentioning

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The Model of Support for the Decision-Making Process, While Organizing Dredging Works in the Ports

Kaizer

Neumann

2021

Energies

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“…Distance from airports: Distance to airports has been considered in a number of similar studies (Ali et al 2018;Spyridonidou et al 2021). In fact, glint and glare from the PV panels will distract pilots' vision and may also have detrimental effects on radar systems if solar panels are mounted close together (Ali et al 2018).…”

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“…Land use: Land use deserves thoughtful analysis before any investments in solar projects are made. Studies (Mevlut 2013;Spyridonidou et al 2021) suggest barren land as highly suitable for solar energy projects. Open areas and grassland are considered here as more preferable ones for solar farm siting, as no land use conflict can be created.…”

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Land suitability analysis for solar farms exploitation using the GIS and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) – a case study of Morocco

Taoufik¹,

Meriem²,

Fekri³

2021

Polityka Energetyczna – Energy Policy Journal

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Given Morocco's geographical position and climatic conditions, solar energy will supply a large portion of the country's energy demand. In this paper, the suitability of Moroccan lands for hosting Solar Power Plants was studied using the combination of the Geographic Information System (GIS) and the Analytical Hierarchy Method (AHP). The multi-criteria decision framework integrates technical, socio-economic and environmental constraints. For this purpose, a GIS database was created using layers from various sources. In addition, since the potential of Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI) is the most relevant criterion for the selection of solar farms, a high-quality solar satellite map with a spatial resolution of 0.27 km was used, covering a period from 1994 to 2018. Obtained results show a great potential for solar energy development in Morocco, represented by the availability of 90% of areas. In fact, the resulting map was classified into 6 different classes, namely: Very high suitability, High suitability, Moderate suitability, Low suitability, Very low suitability and Exclusion areas, which 53.88%, 24.08%, 0.15%, 0%, 0% and 21.89% are respectively the percentages of their area occupation. According to the performed investigations, the most significant criteria that should be considered include: The Global Horizontal Irradiation, Slope, Temperature and Slope orientation. The obtained map was then compared to the existing solar farms, and show that all the existing projects are located within areas classified as highly suitable.

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“…In such situations, the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) provide powerful tools to overcome such challenges to a large extent [5]. GIS-and RS-based techniques have been successfully applied to potential assessment and site selection of solar [6][7][8], wind [9][10][11], and biomass [12][13][14] energy resources. For these cases, such resources can be distributed over a uniform rectangular grid (i.e., raster data).…”

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SHP Assessment for a Run-of-River (RoR) Scheme Using a Rectangular Mesh Sweeping Approach (MSA) Based on GIS

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This work proposed a base method for automated assessment of Small Hydro-Power (SHP) potential for a run-of-river (RoR) scheme using geographic information systems (GIS). The hydro-power potential (HP) was represented through a comprehensive methodology consisting of a structured raster database. A calibrated and validated hydrological model (Soil and Water Assessment Tool—SWAT) was used to estimate monthly streamflow as the Mesh Sweeping Approach (MSA) driver. The methodology was applied for the upper part of the Huazuntlan River Watershed in Los Tuxtlas Mountains, Mexico. The MSA divided the study area into a rectangular mesh. Then, at every location within the mesh, SHP was obtained. The main components of the MSA as a RoR scheme were the intake, the powerhouse, and the surge tank. The surge tank was located at cells where the hydro-power was calculated and used as a reference to later locate the intake and powerhouse by maximizing the discharge and head. SHP calculation was performed by sweeping under different values of the penstock’s length, and the headrace’s length. The maximum permissible lengths for these two variables represented potential hydro-power generation locations. Results showed that the headrace’s length represented the major contribution for hydro-power potential estimation. Additionally, values of 2000 m and 1500 m for the penstock and the headrace were considered potential thresholds as there is no significant increment in hydro-power after increasing any of these values. The availability of hydro-power on a raster representation has advantages for further hydro-power data analysis and processing.

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Sustainable Spatial Energy Planning of Large-Scale Wind and PV Farms in Israel: A Collaborative and Participatory Planning Approach

Cited by 44 publications

References 56 publications

The Model of Support for the Decision-Making Process, While Organizing Dredging Works in the Ports

The Model of Support for the Decision-Making Process, While Organizing Dredging Works in the Ports

Land suitability analysis for solar farms exploitation using the GIS and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) – a case study of Morocco

SHP Assessment for a Run-of-River (RoR) Scheme Using a Rectangular Mesh Sweeping Approach (MSA) Based on GIS

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