TY - GEN
T1 - A methodology of ranking renewable energy alternatives using AHP and their sensitivity with respect to criteria weights
AU - Malik, Arif
AU - Badi, Mohammed Al
AU - Kahali, Abdullah Al
AU - Nabhani, Younis Al
AU - Bahri, Alwarith Al
AU - Barhi, Hamed Al
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2016/4/7
Y1 - 2016/4/7
N2 - This paper presents a methodology and results of ranking renewable energy (RE) alternatives using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on several important criteria, for energy problem in an island in Oman. The unique aspect of this study is that the economic ranking of the RE alternatives is done analytically, using actual existing load and generation data, and, wind and solar data, for the selected site using HOMER software. This economic ranking of alternatives is then combined with the subjective judgments of respondents' opinions on alternatives' rankings with respect to other criteria beside economics. The evaluation and final prioritization of RE alternatives is accomplished with the aid of AHP software, Expert Choice. The paper also presents the sensitivity of ranking of alternatives with respect to criteria weights.
AB - This paper presents a methodology and results of ranking renewable energy (RE) alternatives using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) based on several important criteria, for energy problem in an island in Oman. The unique aspect of this study is that the economic ranking of the RE alternatives is done analytically, using actual existing load and generation data, and, wind and solar data, for the selected site using HOMER software. This economic ranking of alternatives is then combined with the subjective judgments of respondents' opinions on alternatives' rankings with respect to other criteria beside economics. The evaluation and final prioritization of RE alternatives is accomplished with the aid of AHP software, Expert Choice. The paper also presents the sensitivity of ranking of alternatives with respect to criteria weights.
KW - analytic hierarchy process
KW - energy planning
KW - energy policy
KW - multi-criteria decision making
KW - renewable energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84969701520&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84969701520&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/SASG.2015.7449272
DO - 10.1109/SASG.2015.7449272
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84969701520
T3 - 2015 Saudi Arabia Smart Grid, SASG 2015
BT - Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference on Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy (SASG 2015)
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
CY - Jeddah
T2 - Saudi Arabia Smart Grid, SASG 2015
Y2 - 7 December 2015 through 9 December 2015
ER -
