In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of   Science in Geo-information

ENDALKACHEW, SISAY

dc.contributor.author	ENDALKACHEW, SISAY
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-18T05:14:43Z
dc.date.available	2018-07-18T05:14:43Z
dc.date.issued	2018-07-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8882
dc.description.abstract	The effects of traditional methods of power generation on the environment have created a need to strategically plan and develop renewable and sustainable energy generation systems. This study presents a GIS-based multi-criteria approach to identify the most potential or suitable sites for wind farm development in Bahir Dar city and Bahir Dar zuriya District. Criteria for analysis have been identified based on literature review. To identify potential wind farm sites, wind speed, slope, land use/ land cover, geology, distance from grids, distance from roads and distance from settlement were taken into account. In order to estimate the weights or relative importance of the criteria, the pairwise comparison method in the context of Analytic Hierarchy Process is implemented. The overall suitability of the study area is determined through the Weighted Overlay method. The outcome or suitability map is classified into five scored classes from extremely suitable to not suitable area. The results indicate that 36.58% of the study area is not suitable for wind farms; 1.62% less suitable; 22.58% suitable; 36.59% very suitable and 2.63% extremely suitable. The suggested extreme suitable areas for wind farm sites fall in northwestern and southern part of the study area. GIS and remote sensing techniques are important tools for wind farm site selection. GIS and remote sensing technology for identification of suitable wind farm site minimize environmental problems. This study, recommend, the government should give high attention for wind farm site selection and encourage investors who need to invest in wind energy to realize the objective of climate resilient green economy.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	GEOGRAPHY	en_US
dc.title	In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geo-information	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US