Land Suitability Analysis for Solar Farms Exploitation Using GIS and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)—A Case Study of Iran

Considering the geographical location and climatic conditions of Iran, solar energy can provide a considerable portion of the energy demand for the country. This study develops a two-step framework. In the first step, the map of unsuitable regions is extracted based on the defined constraints. In th...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Noorollahi, Dawud Fadai, Mohsen Akbarpour Shirazi, Seyed Hassan Ghodsipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Energies
Subjects:
PV
GIS
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/9/8/643