Multi-criteria decision aiding for the integration of photovoltaic systems in the urban environment: the case of the Greater Geneva agglomeration

• Main Authors: Martin Thebault, Vincent Clivillé, Lamia-Amel Berrah, Leon Gaillard, Gilles Desthieux, Christophe Ménézo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Agenzia delle Entrate 2020-12-01
• Series: Territorio Italia
• Subjects: building integrated photovoltaic; electre; greater geneva agglomeration; multi-criteria decision aiding
• Online Access: https://www.agenziaentrate.gov.it/portale/documents/20143/3058265/1_Thebault_Galliard_EN.pdf/24e0bf23-d5c2-0217-d627-04fa3f291778

The current climate and energy context is triggering the massive deployment of solar energy technologies in the short term. As a consequence, the number of Photovoltaic (PV) systems that will be set up in urban areas will drastically increase. Such large-scale integration must be guided by careful consideration of a diverse set of criteria, including energy resources and demand, as well as socio-economic and environmental factors. In this paper, a decision aiding approach is introduced to rank a set of buildings based on their suitability to host photovoltaic systems in the particular case of urban environments. The study takes place in the context of a Franco-Swiss project covering the Grand Genève (Greater Geneva) agglomeration. A list of decision criteria is defined and the ELECTRE III outranking method is used to solve the problem and provide efficient ranking of the different solutions.