Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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Selection of candidate sites for agrivoltaics in Chungnam Province: utilizing AHP analysis and ArcGIS

  • Byung Min Soon (Department of Agricultural Economics, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Su Min Cho (Livestock Outlook Team, Center for Agricultural Outlook, Korea Rural Economic Institute) ;
  • Hee Dong Koo (Department of Regional Environment and Civil Engineering, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Hyun Seon Lee (Department of Agricultural Economics, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2023.10.26
  • Accepted : 2023.11.27
  • Published : 2023.12.01
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Abstract

As the importance of renewable energy diffusion spreads, promotion of sustainable renewable energy projects such as agrivoltaics is expected to accelerate. Furthermore, to promote agrivoltaics projects, it must be considered the legislation related to agrivoltaics and Chungnam Province's local policy. This research focuses on the selection of the most suitable sites for agrivoltaics installations in Chungnam Province in South Korea. Therefore, the process of this research was as follows. First, the legislation related to agrivoltaics and local policy in Chungnam Province were identified. Second, it employs an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to consider important criteria and their weights for site selection. Third, based on the weights calculated AHP, geographic information system (GIS) was performed to select most suitable location selection of agrivoltaics installations in Chungnam Province. The analysis identified approximately 60 promising most suitable location for agrivoltaics installations in Chungnam Province, primarily in the northern part of Chungnam Province. These areas are expected to meet electricity demands in nearby regions since these are relatively adjacent to Gyeonggi Province. According to the results of research, policy suggestions related to agrivoltaics were presented separately into the agricultural sector and the electricity power sector. The study's results serve as a valuable resource for future national-level candidate site selection for agrivoltaics projects.

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본 연구는 한국중부발전(Korea Midland Power Co., Ltd.) 충남지역 영농형 태양광 발전사업 후보지 선정 연구용역(제C0052220488호)으로 수행되었습니다.

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