Fuzzy Complex Proportional Assessment Applied in Location Selection for Installation of Photovoltaic Plants

Paulo Antônio Xavier Furtado and Antônio Vanderley Herrero Sola
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Paulo Antônio Xavier Furtado: Production Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil
Antônio Vanderley Herrero Sola: Production Engineering Department, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Ponta Grossa 84016-210, Brazil

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-20

Abstract: This article proposes the application of a multi-criteria decision-making method based on fuzzy complex proportional assessment (COPRAS-F), applying business sustainability criteria, to rank alternative sites for the installation of photovoltaic plants, as selected from a geographic suitability index map of vast and heterogeneous regions in Southern Brazil, obtained from a geographic information system. As a key feature, the methodology serves the interests of stakeholders during decision-making meetings in a personalized manner, eliminating the need for consensus to overcome conflicts and antagonistic positions, allowing them to maintain a strictly professional view and to communicate in business language. The results indicate that the best location from a geographical viewpoint may not be the best location from a business viewpoint.

Keywords: COPRAS-F method; MCDM model; photovoltaic plant location; energy planning; renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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