A Hierarchical Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis to Locate the Solar Power Sites

Subject Areas : Industrial Management

Navid  Rafiei ¹ (PhD Student in Industrial Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Mahtab  Sherafati ² (Department of Industrial engineering, Collage of Engineering, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran.)

Received: 2017-06-05 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2017-08-23

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Abstract :

The creation of solar panels can be a turning point in the use of clean energy. Environmental protection, non-polluting, and efficiency of solar panels cause that they have been one of the important and novel means of electrical power generation in many parts of the world. In this paper, a hierarchical data envelopment analysis process is applied to determine the most efficient location for the solar power sites under uncertainty environment. Finally, the proposed approach is conducted for a real case study and the best and the most effective location is chosen for solar power generation site.    

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