A multi-criteria port suitability assessment for developments in the offshore wind industry

Akbari, Negar; Irawan, Chandra A.; Jones, Dylan F.; Menachof, David

Abstract

This paper investigates the logistics capabilities of offshore wind ports, namely physical characteristics, connectivity and layout of the port, for supporting the installation and operation and maintenance phases of offshore wind projects. The relative significance of these criteria is determined using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The AHP methodology is then applied in a case study as a decision-making tool to enable decision makers to assess the suitability of a number of ports for an offshore wind farm located off the North Sea coast of the United Kingdom (UK).

Citation

Akbari, N., Irawan, C. A., Jones, D. F., & Menachof, D. (2017). A multi-criteria port suitability assessment for developments in the offshore wind industry. Renewable energy, 102(A), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.035

• Acceptance Date: Oct 16, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Oct 18, 2016
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2017
• Deposit Date: Dec 19, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 19, 2016
• Journal: Renewable energy
• Print ISSN: 0960-1481
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 102
• Issue: A
• Pages: 118-133
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.10.035
• Keywords: Port selection, Multi-criteria decision-making, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Offshore wind, Renewable energy
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/446178
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148116309004
• Additional Information: Authors' accepted manuscript of article published in: Renewable energy, 2017, v.102 issue A.
• Contract Date: Dec 19, 2016