18 July, 2017

Introduction

  • Large resource availability
  • Cost effective decarbonisation technology

Challenges

  • Visually intrusive
  • Highly site dependent
  • Wide range of environmental, social and economic parameters
  • Planning approval

Background

  • Extensive use of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) to identify suitable sites
  • Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) used extensively to determine best options
  • Use economic, environmental and social parameters

Calculating Site Score

Weighted Sum Method frequently used to determine site suitability

  • How to determine parameter weighing?
  • How to combine non-commensurate data?

Research

Research Approach

  1. Create a geospatial information system to locate wind turbines
  2. Avoiding combination of non-commensurate data where possible

Research Approach

Model Layers

Study Locations

GIS Layers

Calculating Site Score

Model Results

Model Results

Discussion

  • Study suggests 13GW of potential within the UK (5% of previous estimate)
  • Highly regional capacity restraints
  • Cost not dominant issue
  • Legislative issues

Future Work

  • Sensitivity Analysis
  • Improve Access to Results for planners
  • Spatial Scale

Thank You