Wind farms suitability location using geographical information system (GIS), based on multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods: The case of continental Ecuador

Geovanna Villacreses, Gabriel Gaona, Javier Martínez-Gómez and Diego Juan Jijón

Renewable Energy, 2017, vol. 109, issue C, 275-286

Abstract: The aim of this research was to implement a geographical information system with multi-criteria decision making methods, to select the most feasible location for installing wind power plants in continental Ecuador. In addition, a standardization process was performed, which consists of establishing an overall performance index to evaluate the results. Finally, the Pearson correlation coefficient is used to analyze mutual correspondence between multi-criteria decision making methods.

Keywords: Location optimization; Wind energy; Wind farms; Geographical information system (GIS); Multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.03.041

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