Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods for the evaluation of solar farms locations: Case study in south-eastern Spain

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 544-556

  Sánchez Lozano, Juan M ^a   Teruel Solano, Jerónimo ^a   Soto Elvira, Pedro L ^a   Socorro Garcia Cascales M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Geographic; Information Systems (GIS); Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM); Optimization locations; Photovoltaic plants; Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS)

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOCATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); GEOGRAPHIC; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT; TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTIONS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84876933357     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.019     Document Type: Review

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