A review of multi-criteria decision making applications for renewable energy site selection

M Shao, Z Han, J Sun, C Xiao, S Zhang, Y Zhao - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have become increasingly popular in site
selection decision-making of renewable energy power plants because they consider …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing profitability of energy production, societal impacts and biodiversity in offshore wind farm design

EA Virtanen, J Lappalainen, M Nurmi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global demand for renewable energy is on the rise. Expansion of onshore wind energy
is in many parts of the world limited by societal acceptance, and also ecological impacts are …

Offshore wind farm site selection using interval rough numbers based Best-Worst Method and MARCOS

M Deveci, E Özcan, R John, D Pamucar… - Applied Soft …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past 20 years, the development of offshore wind farms has become increasingly
important across the world. One of the most crucial reasons for that is offshore wind turbines …

Site selection of wind farms using GIS and multi-criteria decision making method in Wafangdian, China

Y Xu, Y Li, L Zheng, L Cui, S Li, W Li, Y Cai - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Site selection is one of the most significant decision making activities for development of
wind energy resource. In this study, a novel method integrating Geographic Information …

Application of Monte Carlo and Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Processes for ranking floating wind farm locations

H Díaz, AP Teixeira, CG Soares - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A Monte Carlo simulation procedure is developed to select the optimum location of wind
farms by using major decision criteria and applying subjective judgments from decision …

Fuzzy GIS-based MCDM solution for the optimal offshore wind site selection: The Gulf of Maine case

IC Gil-García, A Ramos-Escudero… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper describes a multi-criterion decision-making approach for optimal off-shore wind
location assessment by including fuzzy geographical information systems to prioritize the …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review on multi-attribute renewable energy decision making

E Ilbahar, S Cebi, C Kahraman - Energy Strategy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable energy sources has come into prominence especially over the
last two decades. In the literature, various methods have been utilized for the evaluation of …

Hybrid q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets based CoCoSo model for floating offshore wind farm site selection in Norway

M Deveci, D Pamucar, U Cali, E Kantar… - CSEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unlocking offshore wind farms' high energy generation potential requires a comprehensive
multi-disciplinary analysis that consists of intensive technical, economic, logistical, and …

Offshore wind power plant site selection using Analytical Hierarchy Process for Northwest Turkey

E Caceoğlu, HK Yildiz, E Oğuz, N Huvaj, JM Guerrero - Ocean engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a quantitative methodology for offshore wind power plant site selection
in Northwest Turkey using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Analytical Hierarchy …

[HTML][HTML] Keep it local and bird-friendly: Exploring the social acceptance of wind energy in Switzerland, Estonia, and Ukraine

P Vuichard, A Broughel, R Wüstenhagen, A Tabi… - Energy research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The literature on social acceptance of wind energy has identified several important
characteristics shaping the social acceptance of a planned project. These include …