Assessment and Prioritization of Renewable Energy Alternatives to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals in Turkiye: Based on Fuzzy AHP Approach

TL;DR

This study employs fuzzy AHP to prioritize renewable energy sources in Turkiye, considering 30 criteria to guide sustainable development investments effectively.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive fuzzy AHP-based framework for evaluating and ranking renewable energy options tailored to Turkiye's specific criteria.

Findings

Economic criteria favor solar energy

Political criteria favor wind energy

Technical criteria favor hydroelectric energy

Abstract

The aim of this study is to prioritize renewable energy sources to achieve sustainable development in Turkiye by using fuzzy AHP method. In our study, we used 30 criteria that affect the investment in renewable energy sources. We also calculated the weights of these criteria in investment decisions. In addition, we analyzed the advantageous renewable energy sources according to each criterion. Thus, it was determined which renewable energy source is advantageous according to which criteria. The results show that the most important main criteria for renewable energy investments in Turkiye are economic, political, technical, environmental and social criteria, respectively. The most appropriate renewable energy sources according to economic, political, technical and social criteria are solar, wind, hydroelectric,