Abstract
GIS is used to screen the wind resource in Northern Kyushu, include Fukuoka-City and Kika-kyushu-City which are the most biggest cities in Kyushu Island. We identify areas for possible wind plant sites by overlay analysis in terms of several criteria such as wind power, slope, land uses and social conditions. We also apply AHP (the Analytic Hierarchy Process) to the target area to quantify the wind power potential. From these results, the best suitable site for wind power plant is screened out.
