Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey

The unique properties of solar energy have led to increasing demands in various countries. In order to use solar energy effectively, environmental and geographical circumstances related to solar intensity must be considered. Different factors may affect the selection of suitable locations for solar...

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Main Authors: Adnan Sozen, Amin Mirzapour, M. Tarik Çakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
Online Access:https://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/2093
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spelling doaj-8f75fe3de22248efba944157895374792020-11-25T00:08:05ZengUniversity of Cape TownJournal of Energy in Southern Africa1021-447X2413-30512017-04-01264526310.17159/2413-3051/2015/v26i4a20932093Selection of the best location for solar plants in TurkeyAdnan Sozen0Amin MirzapourM. Tarik ÇakirUniversity of Cape TownThe unique properties of solar energy have led to increasing demands in various countries. In order to use solar energy effectively, environmental and geographical circumstances related to solar intensity must be considered. Different factors may affect the selection of suitable locations for solar plants. These factors must be considered concurrently for optimum location identification. This article presents an approach for the location of solar plants by data envelopment analysis (DEA). Efficiency scores over a twelve month period were evaluated by using a modified similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method. This approach was applied to 30 different cities in different regions of Turkey.https://journals.assaf.org.za/jesa/article/view/2093
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M. Tarik Çakir
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Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey
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title Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey
title_short Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey
title_full Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey
title_fullStr Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed Selection of the best location for solar plants in Turkey
title_sort selection of the best location for solar plants in turkey
publisher University of Cape Town
series Journal of Energy in Southern Africa
issn 1021-447X
2413-3051
publishDate 2017-04-01
description The unique properties of solar energy have led to increasing demands in various countries. In order to use solar energy effectively, environmental and geographical circumstances related to solar intensity must be considered. Different factors may affect the selection of suitable locations for solar plants. These factors must be considered concurrently for optimum location identification. This article presents an approach for the location of solar plants by data envelopment analysis (DEA). Efficiency scores over a twelve month period were evaluated by using a modified similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method. This approach was applied to 30 different cities in different regions of Turkey.
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