Examination with an intuitionistic fuzzy method by region of renewable energy investments in Turkey

The need for energy resources increases rapidly depend on industrial developments, technological developments and population growth. In this context, the energy needs of Turkey especially electricity and heating, will eventually increase in the next years since Turkey is the one of developing countries. The countries are enforced to prefer renewable energy resources over time since the decrease in fossil fuel resources and the negative effects of fossil fuels on human health and the environment. In this study, the selection of renewable energy types for seven different regions of Turkey will be discussed with considering efficiency of the renewable resources of the regions. During the evaluation process; solar, geothermal, wind, biomass and hydroelectricity energy sources are considered with using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method which is intended to determine whether will use of renewable energy in related region. The investment priorities of selected plants according to region are determined and sorted by using data, criteria and expert opinions.