Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant
The world’s energy landscape is undergoing rapid transformation as societies strive towards renewable and sustainable power sources in response to the need for energy security and climate change. Depletion of fossil fuels and increasing focus on environmental sustainability have been significant dri...
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| description | The world’s energy landscape is undergoing rapid transformation as societies strive towards renewable and sustainable power sources in response to the need for energy security and climate change. Depletion of fossil fuels and increasing focus on environmental sustainability have been significant drivers in this global shift towards renewables. Among the promising solutions, solar-wind hybrid energy systems have gained attention, capitalizing on the complementary nature of solar and wind resources. However, selecting the optimal site for these hybrid plants is crucial for their successful implementation and efficiency. This research introduces a comprehensive methodology for site selection, seamlessly integrating the Delphi method and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The Delphi method harnesses expert consensus to distil essential criteria, while AHP offers a structured framework to evaluate and prioritize these criteria. The results showed successful utilization of the AHP and Delphi techniques for evaluating the optimal location selection among different cities for solar-wind hybrid energy harnessing in the northwest region of Pakistan. The key factors for selection of optimal location were identified through expert feedback and analysis. Among the selected key main criteria, resource availability and infrastructure and socio-economic factors emerged as the top-ranked criteria in this study. The results of this study hold significant relevance and should be duly considered for solar-wind power project site selection, while also offering opportunities for further enhancements in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a266773413d04f99967bb067b7d79bf72024-02-19T04:12:37ZengInstitute of Industry and Academic Research IncorporatedInternational Journal of Academe and Industry Research2719-06172719-06252023-09-014310513110.53378/353014Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting PlantAbdul RehmanWasim AhmadThe world’s energy landscape is undergoing rapid transformation as societies strive towards renewable and sustainable power sources in response to the need for energy security and climate change. Depletion of fossil fuels and increasing focus on environmental sustainability have been significant drivers in this global shift towards renewables. Among the promising solutions, solar-wind hybrid energy systems have gained attention, capitalizing on the complementary nature of solar and wind resources. However, selecting the optimal site for these hybrid plants is crucial for their successful implementation and efficiency. This research introduces a comprehensive methodology for site selection, seamlessly integrating the Delphi method and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The Delphi method harnesses expert consensus to distil essential criteria, while AHP offers a structured framework to evaluate and prioritize these criteria. The results showed successful utilization of the AHP and Delphi techniques for evaluating the optimal location selection among different cities for solar-wind hybrid energy harnessing in the northwest region of Pakistan. The key factors for selection of optimal location were identified through expert feedback and analysis. Among the selected key main criteria, resource availability and infrastructure and socio-economic factors emerged as the top-ranked criteria in this study. The results of this study hold significant relevance and should be duly considered for solar-wind power project site selection, while also offering opportunities for further enhancements in the future.https://iiari.org/journal_article/site-selection-for-sustainable-wind-solar-hybrid-energy-harvesting/multi criteria decision makingsite selectionrenewable energyanalytic hierarchy processdelphi method |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Rehman Wasim Ahmad Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant International Journal of Academe and Industry Research multi criteria decision making site selection renewable energy analytic hierarchy process delphi method |
| title | Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant |
| title_full | Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant |
| title_fullStr | Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant |
| title_short | Site Selection for Sustainable Wind-Solar Hybrid Energy Harvesting Plant |
| title_sort | site selection for sustainable wind solar hybrid energy harvesting plant |
| topic | multi criteria decision making site selection renewable energy analytic hierarchy process delphi method |
| url | https://iiari.org/journal_article/site-selection-for-sustainable-wind-solar-hybrid-energy-harvesting/ |
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