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An Open Source Software: Q-GIS Based Analysis for Solar Potential of Sikkim (India)
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Author(s): Dipanjan Ghose (Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, East Sikkim, India), Sreejita Naskar (Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, East Sikkim, India), Shabbiruddin (Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, East Sikkim, India)and Amit Kumar Roy (Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, East Sikkim, India)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 21
Source title:
Research Anthology on Usage and Development of Open Source Software
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9158-1.ch024
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Abstract
Most of the issues regarding power supply occurs due to transmission of power through long distances over diverse and unsuitable landscapes. A solar power plant, if installed within the vicinity of the diverse recipient areas, cuts short the transmission related problems by great numbers and acts like an absolute boon to hilly terrains like Sikkim. The study presented here investigates the land suitability for medium-scale solar power installations in Sikkim by using open source software - Quantum-Geographic Information System (Q-GIS) combined with Multi-criteria Decision Making (MCDM) techniques. Six exclusion criteria are identified to avoid unsuitable areas for plant installation. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to rank the available areas according to their suitability, which have been further presented in a technology-aided suitability map. Such a study greatly reduces the feasibility related issues for investors in such projects to visit every site available for construction of the plant, saving time and money.
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