The evaluation of effective criteria on site selection for energy production units from cellulosic biomass in Iran
Journal Title: Economics, Management and Sustainability - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Both Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and benefits, opportunities, costs and risks (BOCR) techniques were used successfully to evaluate the effective criteria on site selection for energy production unit development from cellulosic biomass in Iran. The results showed that the benefits criteria was at the first level while the initial cellulosic raw materials and opportunities with the aim of the local economy had the second position as the most important indices on site selection. In addition, third criterion has been introduced for the costs criteria (transportation cost) and social barriers by the experts. However, risks criteria which referred to instability of providing cellulosic raw materials is one of the less important effective indices on site selection to make energy production unit. The results illustrated that the economy and politics as two environmental effective factors affected on the site selection process generally.
Authors and Affiliations
Majid Azizi, Fatemeh Rahimi, Mohammad Amin Jonoobi, Mohsen Ziaie
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- EP ID EP247239
- DOI 10.14254/jems.2017.2-2.11
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