Abstract
Following the recent development trend in the struggle for cleaning the earth’s environment, solar is the one of most promising area that can partially be used as a replaceable energy from non-renewable fuel sources. As such, it plays a significant role in protecting the environment from global warming. As solar power does not emit harmful gases into the atmosphere, its production, distribution, setup, and operation are vital should the production remain constant. Even solar energy waste emissions are small; when compared to current energy sources, the amount of harmful gases is negligible. This paper presented an integrated approach for site of solar plants by using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Fuzzy Analytical Network Process (FANP). Furthermore, these integrated methodologies, incorporated with the most relevant parameters of requirements for solar plants, are introduced. First, the paper considers an integrated hierarchical DEA and FANP model for the optimal geographical location of solar plants in Mekong Delta Region, Vietnam. Using the proposed model for implementation would allow the renewable energy policy makers to select and control the optimal location for allocating and constructing a solar energy power plant in Vietnam. This is the preferred strategy for location optimization problems associated with solar plant units in Vietnam and around the world.
Highlights
Energy has been a fundamental driver of global economies in order maintain development in almost any industry
Determining an optimal location, which is sustainable and satisfies the triple bottom line concepts, is essential for the growth of the country’s power supply and alleviates the environmental damage from fossil fuel consumption by promoting a renewable alternative energy supply. This problem is tackled as a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) problem that requires both quantitative and qualitative information to be considered
The proposed model considered five main factors: economic factors, technological factors, site characteristics factors, environmental factors and social factors As per the results shown in Table 9, Ben Tre (DEL03) is the optimal solution for investing solar power plants in Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Summary
Energy has been a fundamental driver of global economies in order maintain development in almost any industry. It is compulsory that the sources of energy must be maintained and continue developing to meet the demand. With fossil fuel continuing to be proven to be detrimental to the environment, solar energy is continuing to become a modern, growing, and potential source of renewable energy. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2015, the consumption of fossil fuels coming from coal, oil, and natural gas accounts for 81.6% of the total energy consumption amongst the 38 leading countries. Solar energy has the highest development compared to other renewable energies such as hydropower, onshore and offshore wind energy, and bioenergy [2]. According to NASA’s physics and astronomy calculations, solar energy is still available for about 6.5 billion years before the sun fades away, which means that the energy source can be utilized for a longer and more durable time before it is projected to deplete [3]
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