چكيده به لاتين
Considering the geographical location and climatic conditions of Iran, solar energy can provide a considerable portion of the energy demand of the country. This study develops a three-step framework. In the first step, in order to identify the suitability of different regions, 11 defined criteria, including solar radiation, average annual temperatures, average
annual cloudy days, average annual humidity and average annual dusty days, distance from power transmission lines, distance from major roads, distance from residential area, elevation, slope and land use are identified. The relative weights of defined criteria and sub-criteria are also determined applying Analytic Network Process(ANP) technique. In the second step, by overlaying these criteria layers which has been weighted, the final map of prioritization of different regions of Qazvin province for exploiting solar photovoltaic (PV) plants is developed, where each district stands in one of the five defined classes of excellent, good, fair, low, and poor level. The obtained data indicate that 12 sites could be considered potentially as excellent locations for PV solar plant exploitation. In the third step, in order to choose the most excellent suitable site, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used in order to consider social preferences beside environmental and economic preferences regarding sustainable development plans, for relative efficiency estimation and evaluation of candidate sites. Therefore, the most suitable site is selected among the site candidates and is proposed for PV solar plant exploitation.
