The gap between global energy production and consumption is increasing at a fast pace along with population growth, industrialization, and technological developments, resulting in a rapid increase in the need for energy. This has led countries to use their own resources more effectively. Consequently, in addition to existing energy sources, alternative solutions are now being sought for this problem via renewable resources such as biomass energy production. As forest resources are abundantly available in Turkey, forest residues constitute a significant biomass potential. This study aimed to identify key strategic factors in the evaluation of forest residues as biomass using A'WOT analysis. Measurement of the factors in SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis, and their ranking, was enabled by quantification via A'WOT analysis, which is a combination of SWOT analysis and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). A survey was conducted among relevant experts in Turkey to determine SWOT factors and AHP weights. As a result, eight sub‐factors for strengths and threats, seven sub‐factors for opportunities, and four sub‐factors for weaknesses were determined for analysis. Each SWOT parameter was then quantified by considering the viewpoints of the surveyed experts, and the resulting matrix was used to determine the vector weights and priorities of the groups and factors. The results indicated that if forest residues could be utilized as an alternative energy source, this would more than fill the gap between the production and consumption of energy in the country. In the evaluation of forest residues in Turkey, transportation costs emerged as the weakest factor, while the removal of natural sources of nutrition and fertilizer from the forest cover was seen as the greatest threat. The most important opportunity was perceived to be the improvement of forest management along with energy and climate‐change policies and activities. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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确定利用森林残余物作为生物质的优先顺序：A'wot分析

随着人口增长，工业化和技术发展，全球能源生产和消费之间的差距正在迅速扩大，导致对能源的需求迅速增加。这导致各国更有效地利用自己的资源。因此，除了现有能源之外，现在正在通过可再生资源（例如生物质能源生产）寻求替代解决方案。由于土耳其的森林资源丰富，森林残留物构成了巨大的生物质潜力。这项研究旨在确定使用A'WOT分析评估森林残余物作为生物质的关键战略因素。通过A'量化可以对SWOT分析中的因素（优势，劣势，机会和威胁）及其等级进行测量。WOT分析，它是SWOT分析和层次分析法（AHP）的结合。在土耳其的相关专家中进行了一项调查，以确定SWOT因素和AHP权重。结果，确定了优势和威胁的八个子因素，机会的七个子因素和劣势的四个子因素进行分析。然后，通过考虑被调查专家的观点对每个SWOT参数进行量化，然后使用所得矩阵确定向量的权重以及各组和各要素的优先级。结果表明，如果可以将森林残留物用作替代能源，则将远远超过该国能源生产和消费之间的差距。在土耳其森林残留物评估中，运输成本是最薄弱的因素，从森林覆盖中清除营养和肥料等自然资源被视为最大的威胁。人们认为，最重要的机会是改善森林管理以及能源和气候变化政策与活动。©2019年化学工业协会和John Wiley＆Sons，Ltd.