期刊
APPLIED ENERGY
卷 96, 期 -, 页码 292-301出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.087
关键词
Clean and low-carbon energy; Energy policy; Multicriteria assessment; Spatial analysis; Energy generation; Geographic information system
资金
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
- US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
- US Department of Energy [DE-AC05-00OR22725]
There is a growing need to site new power generating plants that use cleaner energy sources due to increased regulations on air and water pollution and a sociopolitical desire to develop more clean energy sources. To assist utility and energy companies as well as policy-makers in evaluating potential areas for siting new plants in the contiguous United States, an adaptation of a geographic information system (GIS)-based multicriteria decision analysis approach is presented in this paper. The presented approach has led to the development of the Oak Ridge Siting Analysis for power Generation Expansion (OR-SAGE) tool. The tool takes inputs such as population growth, water availability, environmental indicators, and tectonic and geological hazards to provide an in-depth analysis for siting options. To the utility and energy companies, the tool can quickly and effectively provide feedback on land suitability based on technology specific inputs. However, the tool does not replace the required detailed evaluation of candidate sites. To the policy-makers, the tool provides the ability to analyze the impacts of future energy technology while balancing competing resource use. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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