ABSTRACT

The present study implemented an integrative approach facilitated by the developed model called ‘the location-based model of sustainable-development-of-energy' to select the optimal location for deploying Run-of-River (RoR) hydropower plants in Fomanat plain, Gilan, Iran. The suggested model was developed based on a geospatial information system (GIS) and multi-criteria-decision-making (MCDM) methods. A best-worst method (BWM) was further applied to weigh the criteria and calculate a land suitability index (LSI) to evaluate the potential sites. The results were grouped into five categories from the ‘least suitable' to the ‘optimal' based on LSI. Finally, the potential power generation by RoR hydropower plants was estimated for each river in the output suitable areas from the model after validating the result by the field survey process. Accordingly, 0.44% (19.15 km²) of the study area was optimal for deploying RoR hydropower plants, and the results had the highest infrastructure, geographical, and economic potentials due to the aspects of the model. Furthermore, the results indicated that installing RoR hydropower plant facilities in the Fomanat plain produce an average of 4371 KWH per month, which suffices to meet the residential need of more than 12,000 households.

摘要

本研究实施了一种综合方法，该方法由称为“能源可持续发展的基于位置的模型”的已开发模型所促进，从而为在吉兰省福马纳特平原上部署河道（RoR）水力发电厂选择了最佳位置。 ，伊朗。该建议模型是根据地理空间信息系统（GIS）和多标准决策（MCDM）方法开发的。最坏方法（BWM）进一步应用于衡量标准，并计算土地适宜性指数（LSI）以评估潜在地点。结果基于LSI从“最合适”到“最佳”分为五类。最后，在通过实地调查过程验证了结果之后，从模型中为输出合适区域中的每条河流估算了RoR水电站的潜在发电量。²）的研究区域最适合部署RoR水力发电厂，并且由于该模型的各个方面，结果具有最高的基础设施，地理和经济潜力。此外，结果表明，在Fomanat平原安装RoR水电站设施每月平均可产生4371 KWH，足以满足超过12,000户家庭的居住需求。