Ranking locations for producing hydrogen using geothermal energy in Afghanistan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran;2. Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;3. Environmental Quality, Atmospheric Science and Climate Change Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;4. Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;5. Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran;6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;7. Department of Architecture, Sepehr Institute of Higher Educational, Isfahan, Iran;8. Department of Architecture, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran;9. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang 550000, Vietnam;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;3. Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran;4. Department of Architecture Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;5. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar;1. Community College, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Hafr Al Batin, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba''i University, Tehran, Iran;4. Faculty Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, 90110 Songkhla, Thailand;5. Environmental Assessment and Technology for Hazardous Waste Management Research Center, Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, 90110 Songkhla, Thailand;6. Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran;7. Department of Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty 050040, Kazakhstan;8. Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics, Kazakh-British Technical University, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;2. Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran;3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Geothermal energy is a type of renewable energy with high availability and independence from climatic and atmospheric conditions. It has been shown that geothermal energy is technically, economically and environmentally more suitable for hydrogen production than other renewable sources. Hydrogen has wide applications in many fields including cooling, oil, gas, petrochemical, nuclear, and energy industries. Afghanistan has significant potential in geothermal power generation and also several hydrogen-consuming industries that provide opportunities for geothermal-based hydrogen production. This study attempted to find suitable locations for the construction of geothermal power plant for hydrogen production in Afghanistan. Given the multitude of criteria involved in the choice of location, evaluations and comparisons were performed using multi-criteria decision-making methods. Nine criteria were used to evaluate 17 Afghanistan provinces in terms of suitability for geothermal-based hydrogen production. The SWARA (Stepwise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis) method was used to weight the criteria and then the ARAS (Additive Ratio Assessment) method was used to rank the provinces. The results were validated. The results showed that Sari pul, Balkh and Herat are the most suitable Afghanistan provinces and Zabul, Ghor and Kandahar are the least suitable Afghanistan provinces for geothermal-based hydrogen production. The three methods produced almost identical rankings with only minor differences in the overall ranking of some provinces. |
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| Keywords: | Geothermal energy Hydrogen production Location planning Prioritizing Afghanistan |
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