Site selection decision framework for photovoltaic hydrogen production project using BWM-CRITIC-MABAC: A case study in Zhangjiakou. (15th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Yunna; Deng, Zhongqing; Tao, Yao; Wang, Linwei; Liu, Fangtong; Zhou, Jianli
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 324(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11-15
• Subjects: Photovoltaic hydrogen production project (PVHPP) -- Site selection -- BWM -- CRITIC -- MABAC; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129233
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: Hydrogen production by photovoltaic power generation can not only effectively alleviate the problem of high cost of electrolysis water by making full use of light resources, but also is an efficient, clean and carbon-reducing way to produce hydrogen. The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical model for site selection decision of photovoltaic hydrogen production project (PVHPP) based on multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method, and take Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province as an example for analysis. Firstly, a set of evaluation criteria system including natural factors, economic factors, technical factors, social factors and environmental factors is constructed. Secondly, probabilistic hesitation fuzzy linguistic term set (PHFLTS) and trapezoidal interval type-2 fuzzy set (TIT2FS) are combined to describe the information of qualitative criteria. Then, the subjective and objective weights are calculated by using best-worst method (BWM) and criteria importance through intercriteria correlation (CRITIC), and the comprehensive weights are obtained by using the idea of game theory. The multi-attribute boundary approximation regional comparison (MABAC) method is then used to sort the alternative plant sites. The ranking results show that A2 (Chongli District) performs the best, and A1 (Qiaodong District) is the second best. Finally, taking Zhangjiakou as an example, sensitivity analysis and comparative analysis are carried out to verify the validity and reliability of the model. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: A novel evaluation criteria system for site selection of PVHPP is established. BWM, CRITIC and game theory are used to calculate the weights of criteria. An example of Zhangjiakou city is analyzed by MABAC method. The 0–1 programming model is used for comparative analysis.