Gemlik district wind power plant potential site analysis

Abstract

The majority of energy demand is supplied by fossil energy sources, which greatly increases the possibility of future energy shortages. Non-renewable energy sources are being depleted rapidly and the damage to the environment is striking, alternative energy sources that are commercially convenient and least harmful to the environment have been preferred. Wind energy is a convenient energy source as it is sustainable, low maintenance, production costs. In this study, it is aimed to determine the wind power plant (WPP) construction site selection in Bursa, which is very suitable for WPP installation accordingly Turkey's wind energy potential map, by using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), which is one of the Multi -Criteria Decision Making Analysis (MCDA) methods based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). It has been determined that wind speed of the Gemlik District is quite high and provides suitable conditions for the plant installation area. Because more than one criterion is effective the installation of the WPP, 7 main criteria analyzed. These criteria were analyzed according to their weight ratios using the AHP method, and a result map was obtained accordingly their suitability classes. Findings showed to 20% of the district area has medium and high suitability for WPP.