Renewable energy resource assessment critical input to national development planning. This paper analyses a multi-criteria decision support system to estimate wind energy resources in central Iran. The Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) method and site selection criterion for wind resource assessment using ArcGIS are described and developed for the study area. Structural, topographical, and ecological criteria, along with their sub-criteria, have been directed to eliminate unsuitable locations. The methodology takes into account the slope of the terrain, wind speed, distance from the electricity grid, distance from substations, distance from urban areas, and distance from highway and roads as AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) criteria. The results of the study show that 20% of the study area is suitable for wind farm development. The South East area of the province, including Karaj and Nazar Abad County, is the highest priority part of Alborz province. A sensitivity analysis indicates that results were generally reliable; however, eliminating the electrical criteria is the best way to enhance the area of available land for wind farm development.

可再生能源资源评估对国家发展规划至关重要。本文分析了一个多准则决策支持系统，以估计伊朗中部的风能资源。为研究区域描述并开发了使用ArcGIS进行风资源评估的多标准决策（MCDM）方法和站点选择标准。结构，地形和生态标准以及它们的子标准已经针对消除不合适的位置。该方法将地形坡度，风速，与电网的距离，与变电站的距离，与城市的距离以及与公路和道路的距离作为AHP（层次分析法）标准考虑在内。研究结果表明，研究区域的20％适合风电场开发。该省的东南地区，包括Karaj和Nazar Abad县，是Alborz省的最高优先地区。敏感性分析表明结果总体上是可靠的。但是，取消电气标准是增加风电场开发可用土地面积的最佳方法。