Location / Evaluation of Wind Energy for the Construction of Wind Farms - A Case Study in Fars Province

Document Type : Scientific Paper

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Renewable Energies and Environment, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 MSc Student of Energy Systems Engineering, Department of Renewable Energies, Faculty of New Science and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The present study was conducted using a support multi-criteria decision making system to measure the wind energy potential in Fars province located in the southern part of Iran. Furthermore, evaluate the suitable locations for the construction of a wind farm. The most important obstacle to the wider development of renewable resources in Iran is the price of fossil fuels, which has the lowest level in the world. The government has recently decided to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, meaning that prices will rise, which make the renewable energies a more attractive option. In this study, in the first stage, GIS has been used to locate wind energy in Fars province. The multi-criteria decision-making method and the criteria for selecting suitable locations for the study area are described. Decision-making criteria are divided into two categories: technical-economic and environmental-geographical criteria. Technical-economic criteria include wind speed, distance from power transmission lines, distance from communication routes and slope. Also in the second category, environmental and geographical phenomena including rivers, protected areas, faults and residential areas are considered. First, the inappropriate areas are eliminated by the method of limitation, and then the remaining areas are classified into four priorities using the AHP multi-criteria decision-making method and weighting to each of these criteria. Evaluating the results, the most suitable areas for the construction of a wind farm are concentrated in the north and northeast of Fars province.

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Water,Soil and Air Protection
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January 2021
Pages 48-57

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