A flexible decision-aid system for sites selection and technology options for a marine energy system

Nicolas Maslov (1) , David Brosset (1) , Christophe Claramunt (1) , Jean Frederic Charpentier (1)

1 IRENAV - Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole Navale

The aim of the paper is to introduce a flexible system whose objective is to help industrials and decision-makers to efficiently install a marine energy farm in a suitable area and to facilitate expertise between stakeholders. We introduced athree-step approach which allows to select marine farm sites and suitable technological solutions. The system developed is based on the combination of Geographic Information System (GIS), a multi-criteria analysis (MCA) process and an optimisation algorithm. The whole approach is illustrated by a case study applied to an installation of a set of tidal turbines in a maritime area in North West France.

Mots clés: Marine energy; GIS; Multi-criteria analysis; Site evaluation; Decision-aid system

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation; Energie électrique

Nicolas Maslov, David Brosset, Christophe Claramunt, Jean Frederic Charpentier. A flexible decision-aid system for sites selection and technology options for a marine energy system. 3rd Renewable Power Generation (RPG) Conference 2014, Sep 2014, Naples, Italy. pp.1-6. ⟨hal-01083717⟩