Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough?

Paul A. Adedeji; Stephen Akinlabi; Nkosinathi Madushele; Obafemi O. Olatunji

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-4745-4_91

Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough?

Paul A. Adedeji
, Stephen Akinlabi
, Nkosinathi Madushele
, Obafemi O. Olatunji

Covenant University
University of Johannesburg

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Land suitability analysis for renewable energy (RE) plants is gradually becoming multidisciplinary. The integration of Geographical Information System (GIS) with Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) tools has proven effective in such studies. From the trend in the literature, both experts in GIS and non-experts use these tools. There exist several factors that determine the suitability of a site for an intended purpose. In this study, factors specific to the reliability and accuracy of the results of GIS-MCDM approach to siting RE plants are reviewed. The reliability of the results from this integrated tool is hinged on the accuracy of principal milestones in the analysis. Four of these were identified in this article: data integrity, sensitivity analysis, correct use of tools, criteria weight assignment. It was concluded that apart from the identified dots in achieving high reliability and accuracy of the suitability analysis, ground verification is highly essential as this helps to verify the reality of the seemingly virtual analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019
Editors	S. Vijayan, Nachiappan Subramanian, K. Sankaranarayanasamy
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	1055-1064
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789811547447
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4745-4_91
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design, ICMechD 2019 - Chennai, India Duration: 25 Apr 2019 → 26 Apr 2019

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)	2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4364

Conference

Conference	2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design, ICMechD 2019
Country/Territory	India
City	Chennai
Period	25/04/19 → 26/04/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

GIS
Land suitability analysis
Multi-criteria decision making
Renewable energy plant

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Automotive Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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Adedeji, P. A., Akinlabi, S., Madushele, N., & Olatunji, O. O. (2021). Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough? In S. Vijayan, N. Subramanian, & K. Sankaranarayanasamy (Eds.), Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019 (pp. 1055-1064). (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4745-4_91

Adedeji, Paul A. ; Akinlabi, Stephen ; Madushele, Nkosinathi et al. / Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants : How Good Is Good Enough?. Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. editor / S. Vijayan ; Nachiappan Subramanian ; K. Sankaranarayanasamy. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 1055-1064 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

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Adedeji, PA , Akinlabi, S, Madushele, N & Olatunji, OO 2021, Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough? in S Vijayan, N Subramanian & K Sankaranarayanasamy (eds), Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 1055-1064, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering Design, ICMechD 2019, Chennai, India, 25/04/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4745-4_91

Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough? / Adedeji, Paul A.; Akinlabi, Stephen; Madushele, Nkosinathi et al.
Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. ed. / S. Vijayan; Nachiappan Subramanian; K. Sankaranarayanasamy. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 1055-1064 (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Adedeji PA , Akinlabi S, Madushele N, Olatunji OO. Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough? In Vijayan S, Subramanian N, Sankaranarayanasamy K, editors, Trends in Manufacturing and Engineering Management - Select Proceedings of ICMechD 2019. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2021. p. 1055-1064. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4745-4_91

Spatial Location of Renewable Energy Plants: How Good Is Good Enough?

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