Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods for the evaluation of solar farms locations: Case study in south-eastern Spain

Sánchez-Lozano, Juan Miguel; Teruel-Solano, Jerónimo; Soto-Elvira, Pedro L.; García-Cáscales, M. Socorro

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.019

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“…The availability and secure supply of energy are considered important prerequisites of economic and social development of a country. Although in the current economic situation, the rational use of the available resources and the need to overcome the negative environmental impacts and other problems associated with fossil fuels have forced many countries to enquired into and change to more environmentally friendly alternatives, which are renewable in order to sustain the increasing energy demand (Sanchez-Lozano et al, 2013;Bahadori and Nwaoha, 2013).…”

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Optimal site selection for sitting a solar park using multi-criteria decision analysis and geographical information systems

Georgiou

Skarlatos

2016

Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst.

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Abstract. Among the renewable power sources, solar power is rapidly becoming popular because it is inexhaustible, clean, and dependable. It has also become more efficient since the power conversion efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells has increased. Following these trends, solar power will become more affordable in years to come and considerable investments are to be expected. Despite the size of solar plants, the sitting procedure is a crucial factor for their efficiency and financial viability. Many aspects influence such a decision: legal, environmental, technical, and financial to name a few. This paper describes a general integrated framework to evaluate land suitability for the optimal placement of photovoltaic solar power plants, which is based on a combination of a geographic information system (GIS), remote sensing techniques, and multi-criteria decision-making methods.An application of the proposed framework for the Limassol district in Cyprus is further illustrated. The combination of a GIS and multi-criteria methods produces an excellent analysis tool that creates an extensive database of spatial and non-spatial data, which will be used to simplify problems as well as solve and promote the use of multiple criteria. A set of environmental, economic, social, and technical constrains, based on recent Cypriot legislation, European's Union policies, and expert advice, identifies the potential sites for solar park installation. The pairwise comparison method in the context of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is applied to estimate the criteria weights in order to establish their relative importance in site evaluation. In addition, four different methods to combine information layers and check their sensitivity were used. The first considered all the criteria as being equally important and assigned them equal weight, whereas the others grouped the criteria and graded them according to their objective perceived importance. The overall suitability of the study region for sitting solar parks is appraised through the summation rule.Strict application of the framework depicts 3.0 % of the study region scoring a best-suitability index for solar resource exploitation, hence minimizing the risk in a potential investment. However, using different weighting schemes for criteria, suitable areas may reach up to 83 % of the study region. The suggested methodological framework applied can be easily utilized by potential investors and renewable energy developers, through a front end web-based application with proper GUI for personalized weighting schemes.

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Optimal site selection for sitting a solar park using multi-criteria decision analysis and geographical information systems

Georgiou

Skarlatos

2016

Geosci. Instrum. Method. Data Syst.

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“…Pode-se destacar a frequência de pesquisas que envolvem "Geographic Information Systems" (GIS), um sistema para analisar e gerenciar dados espaciais ou geográficos. Nestes casos, essa metodologia foi aplicada em 4 artigos [16,[19][20][21]. Verificou-se que a metodologia de Análise Multicritério de Apoio à Tomada de Decisão é utilizada por estes pesquisadores para compreender os aspectos geográficos, e então determinar sistematicamente a melhor localização para a construção de usinas solares através da análise dos multicritérios identificados e ponderados.…”

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“…O artigo mais citado, do pesquisador Sanchez-Lozano [19], possui 79 citações contabilizadas pelo Google Scholar, e trata de uma análise combinada de GIS e Multi-criteria Decision para analisar quais os locais mais apropriados para explorar a produção de energia solar no sudeste da Espanha, baseado em critérios pré-selecionados pelos autores. Seguido deste, o segundo artigo mais citado, do pesquisador Sharma [22], possui 50 citações, o qual estuda a avaliação de desempenho de diferentes tecnologias de energia solar fotovoltaica, comparadas em ambiente de condições similares, realizado na Índia.…”

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A gestão da energia solar fotovoltaica sob a ótica da bibliometria

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RESUMOA geração de energia solar fotovoltaica cresce exponencialmente em todo o mundo, e esse crescimento técnico e comercial deve estar apoiado a estudos de gestão da energia através de ferramentas de apoio à tomada de decisão. Neste sentido, este artigo investigou, a partir de uma análise bibliométrica, o cenário atual das pesquisas acadêmicas na área de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica em cruzamento com os conceitos de Avaliação de Desempenho, Indicadores de Desempenho e Análise Multicritério de Decisão, em um período de 5 anos, de 2011 a 2016. Através desta busca, foram encontrados 49 artigos e constatou-se o potencial internacional dos estudos em energia fotovoltaica, confirmando que as pesquisas abordadas possuem um alto grau de impacto e de citações envolvendo diversos países. Porém, não foram encontrados estudos que envolvessem a temática de desenvolvimento de técnicas de gestão para esta fonte de energia que se encontra em constante expansão. Isso confirma uma lacuna no ambiente de pesquisa científica que deve ser preenchida, visto que estudos nesta área são essenciais para assegurar a continuidade do crescimento da energia solar fotovoltaica no mundo.Palavras-chave: Energia Fotovoltaica. Gestão de Energia. Bibliometria ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ IntroduçãoA crescente demanda por eletricidade exigiu investimentos em novas fontes de energia para atender o rápido aumento do consumo e minimizar o impacto da crise energética. Nas últimas décadas, a geração de eletricidade por energia fotovoltaica e energia eólica recebeu atenção considerável em todo o mundo [1]. A maioria dos países está investindo no estudo de novas fontes de energia que podem ser conectadas ao sistema de distribuição para diversificar a matriz e evitar cenários de crise energética. Assim, de um ponto de vista estratégico, a energia solar fotovoltaica vem se destacando internacionalmente devido ao aumento do número de instalações, especialmente de sistemas solares montados no solo e em larga escala [2].A pesquisa e o desenvolvimento de recursos energéticos alternativos sempre atraíram atenção significativa devido à sua fonte abundante e sustentável, no entanto, as incertezas associadas aos custos, ao armazenamento de energia e ao gerenciamento necessário para a implementação desses sistemas requerem uma sólida metodologia de gestão para tomada de decisão [3]. Diante deste cenário, para obter uma vantagem competitiva e defender posições estratégicas no mercado energético é necessário que os gestores conheçam e compreendam a dinâmica dos atores nos âmbitos empresarial e estrutural, permeados pelos indicadores capazes de mensurar, de fato, sua realidade específica. Além disso, torna-se determinante para o avanço deste setor o monitoramento da competitividade sistêmica, a qual se evidencia como sendo a barreira mais crítica para o desenvolvimento e para a ampliaç...

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“…Theoretical evaluation matrix is created (T p ) with format nˆm (n is the total criteria number, m is the total number of alternatives). Theoretical evaluation matrix elements (t pij ) are calculated as the multiplication of the preferences according to the alternatives P A i and criteria weights (w i , i " 1, 2, ..., n) (25) Because the DM is neutral to the initial selection of the alternatives, all preferences (P A i ) are equal for all alternatives. Then, the Equation (25) can be shown in the Equation (26)…”

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The Combination of Expert Judgment and GIS-MAIRCA Analysis for the Selection of Sites for Ammunition Depots

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This paper suggests spatial multi-criteria model in order to assist decision makers in the selection of sites which are suitable for ammunition depots (AD). They represent military facilities which have more criteria that need to be matched than civil structures. The proposed model is based on combined use of Geographic information systems (GIS) and multi-criteria techniques. The model application is presented in the case study of Carpathian region, the Eastern part of Serbia. The model deals with nine restrictions and six evaluation criteria. Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory-Analytic Network Process (DEMATEL-ANP) multi-criteria techniques are used to determine weight coefficients of evaluation criteria. Along with the above mentioned methods, this paper introduces a new technique for the multi-criteria decision making-MAIRCA (MultiAttributive Ideal-Real Comparative Analysis) method. The MAIRCA method is used for the ranking and selection of suitable locations. The results have shown that 45 km 2 of the Carpathian region is very suitable for ammunition depot construction. The MAIRCA method chose location L1 as the most appropriate. Sensitivity analysis shows that the model is capable of identifying a suitable ammunition depot location. This approach can be helpful in determining suitable ammunition depot locations in other regions with similar geographic conditions and can also be successfully used for the suitability assessment of existing ammunition depots.

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Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods for the evaluation of solar farms locations: Case study in south-eastern Spain

Cited by 448 publications

References 27 publications

Optimal site selection for sitting a solar park using multi-criteria decision analysis and geographical information systems

Optimal site selection for sitting a solar park using multi-criteria decision analysis and geographical information systems

A gestão da energia solar fotovoltaica sob a ótica da bibliometria

The Combination of Expert Judgment and GIS-MAIRCA Analysis for the Selection of Sites for Ammunition Depots

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