International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics Volume 3, Issue 4, ISSN 2320 – 5121 Multi Criteria GIS-Based Solar Power Plants Site Selection: Bushehr Province in Focus Ehsan Mehrabi Gohari Department of Mechanical Engineering payam noor University, Tehran, Iran email:
[email protected] Abstract: Optimal locating of solar power plants is a logical weighting to the data in each data layer is based on zero and correct way to achieve maximum efficiency of solar and 1 score which indicates the areas are appropriate or energy. In this study, in order to locating the optimal not [6]. Boolean method has a definitive and exact nature parameters and evaluate the technical, cultural, economic and due to its speed and precision has wide application. In and ecological parameters, geographic information systems order to apply the parameter effects such as power plant were used. Also, by using mathematical methods such as inverse distance weighted, maps and applications are distance from the city center, intercity roads, coastline, and provided. Finally evaluating these parameters was the height of sea level and provided maps by Renewable undertaken by using Boolean logic and the best places to Energy Organization of Iran (SUNA) [7] is used for the build solar power plant in Bushehr Province has been Bushehr province. But to measure the weight of other determined. Four port cities such as Deylam, Genaveh, parameters effect and create new data requirements such Shabankareh and Borazjan with about 1853 square meters as mean annual precipitation, mean annual radiation, data have evaluated equivalent to 8% of the total province area.