Ranking Locations for Hydrogen Production Using Hybrid Wind-Solar: A Case Study

Khalid Almutairi, Ali Mostafaeipour, Ehsan Jahanshahi, Erfan Jooyandeh, Youcef Himri, Mehdi Jahangiri, Alibek Issakhov, Shahariar Chowdhury, Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri, Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri and Kuaanan Techato
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Khalid Almutairi: Community College, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin 31991, Saudi Arabia
Ali Mostafaeipour: Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd 89195741, Iran
Ehsan Jahanshahi: Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd 89195741, Iran
Erfan Jooyandeh: Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd 89195741, Iran
Youcef Himri: Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Université Tahri Mohamed Béchar, BP 417 Route de Kenadsa, Bechar 08000, Algeria
Mehdi Jahangiri: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord 8815673111, Iran
Alibek Issakhov: Department of Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan
Shahariar Chowdhury: Faculty Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri: Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran 1434863111, Iran
Seyyed Shahabaddin Hosseini Dehshiri: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 111558639, Iran
Kuaanan Techato: Faculty Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-25

Abstract: Observing the growing energy demand of modern societies, many countries have recognized energy security as a looming problem and renewable energies as a solution to this issue. Renewable hydrogen production is an excellent method for the storage and transfer of energy generated by intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar so that they can be used at a place and time of our choosing. In this study, the suitability of 15 cities in Fars province, Iran, for renewable hydrogen production was investigated and compared by the use of multiple multi-criteria decision-making methods including ARAS, SAW, CODAS, and TOPSIS. The obtained rankings were aggregated by rank averaging, Borda method, and Copeland method. Finally, the partially ordered set ranking technique was used to reach a general consensus about the ranking. The criteria that affect hydrogen production were found to be solar energy potential, wind energy potential, population, air temperature, natural disasters, altitude, relative humidity, land cost, skilled labor, infrastructure, topographic condition, and distance from main roads. These criteria were weighted using the best–worst method (BWM) based on the data collected by a questionnaire. Solar energy potential was estimated using the Angstrom model. Wind energy potential was estimated by using the Weibull distribution function for each month independently. The results of the multi-criteria decision-making methods showed Izadkhast to be the most suitable location for renewable hydrogen production in the studied area.

Keywords: hybrid solar–wind energy; renewable hydrogen; BWM method; ARAS method; prioritization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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