Posters
Come meet the poster presenters to ask them questions and discuss their work
We would like to invite you to come and see the posters at our upcoming conference. The posters will showcase a diverse range of research topics, and will give delegates an opportunity to engage with the authors and learn more about their work. Whether you are a seasoned researcher or simply curious about the latest developments in your field, we believe that the posters will offer something of interest to everyone. So please join us at the conference and take advantage of this opportunity to learn and engage with your peers in industry and the academic community.
On 9 April at 17:15, we’ll also hold the main poster session and distinguish the 7 best posters of this year’s edition with our traditional Poster Awards Ceremony. Join us at the poster area to cheer and meet the laureates, and enjoy some drinks with all poster presenters!
We look forward to seeing you there!
PO056: System thinking analysis of wind power site suitability for environmental and social sustainability: a comparative case study of Port Sudan and Nyala, Sudan
Tasneem Abdelmagid, Visiting Researcher, Swansea University
Abstract
Wind energy is among the most reliable and promising sustainable green energy sources. Optimising the site selection process for wind farm locations is a Multi-criteria Decision-Making problem. This research uses a system thinking approach to study the different selection criteria that influence sustainable development of wind energy infrastructure in rural areas. To optimise the site selection process, five main criteria are identified: geographical, technical, economic, social, and environmental. In this research, a site selection framework was developed using a fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) integrated with a Geographic Information System (GIS) to rank the studied criteria and sub-categories' parameters. A comparative study was conducted in Nyala and Port Sudan in Sudan to illustrate the practicality of the framework in supporting master planning and decision-making within rural areas of low to moderate wind speeds. Experts' judgment was used to create a Fuzzy scale of relative importance to rank the wind farm site selection criteria based on the system requirements, expected performance and impacts. The FAHP results ranked criteria as technical, environmental, economic, geographic, then social. Capacity factor and seven geospatial parameters were selected to reflect the complexity of the multi-criteria decision-making process. The relative priority and global weights of these parameters were calculated via FAHP and implemented in the GIS environment. Different datasets were used for raw data, which was analysed using QGIS software to generate site suitability maps for the case studies of high capacity factors.
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