A GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation for wind farm site selection. A regional scale application in Greece

Renewable Energy

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 550-560

  Latinopoulos, D ^a   Kechagia, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

GIS; Land suitability; Multi criteria decision analysis; Spatial analysis; Wind farms siting criteria

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; SITE SELECTION; WIND POWER;

INTEGRATED EVALUATION; LAND SUITABILITY; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WIND FARM; WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT; WIND FARM PLANNING;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENERGY PLANNING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GIS; INSTALLATION; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WIND FARM;

GREECE;

EID: 84945116692     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2015.01.041     Document Type: Article

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