Evaluating Renewable Energy Sites in the Green Hydrogen Supply Chain with Integrated Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Green hydrogen can be generated through electrolysis using electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, to split water into hydrogen. This study evaluates the green hydrogen supply chain (GHSC) upstream process using the two-phase integrated multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) fra...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) 2024-08, Vol.17 (16), p.4073
Main Authors: Ransikarbum, Kasin, Zadek, Hartmut, Janmontree, Jettarat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative energy sources
Analysis
Carbon
Case studies
Costs
Data envelopment analysis
Economic growth
Efficiency
Electricity
Electrolysis
Emissions
Energy industry
Energy resources
Environmental aspects
Fossil fuels
Green hydrogen
green hydrogen supply chain
Greenhouse gases
Hydrogen as fuel
Hydrogen production
Infrastructure
Logistics
Methods
multi-criteria decision analysis
Multiple criteria decision making
Production capacity
Production processes
renewable energy
Renewable resources
Supply chains
Sustainability
technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution
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Summary:Green hydrogen can be generated through electrolysis using electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar, to split water into hydrogen. This study evaluates the green hydrogen supply chain (GHSC) upstream process using the two-phase integrated multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) framework. In the first phase, the data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique is applied to measure the relative efficiency of provincial alternatives with multiple criteria. The input criteria include provincial area, population density, gross domestic product value, and land cost data. In contrast, the sustainability-based governmental criteria concerning people, prosperity, planet, peace, and partnership indices are used as output criteria. Then, the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal Solution (TOPSIS) is further applied to evaluate regional districts for Ubonratchathani province, one of the twelve relatively efficient provinces, to obtain the ranking list of potential renewable energy sites in the GHSC. Criteria related to geographic and climate data relevant to the efficiency of solar and wind are, thus, collected and analyzed. Our results show that the top three district areas are Kut Khaopun District, Pho Sai District, and Na Tan District, respectively. Finally, the obtained results are verified to evaluate the robustness of the assessment. Our results offer a strategic and practical analysis for policymakers involved in the energy site appraisal process.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en17164073