Evaluation on Regional Development Potential of Forest Biomass Energy Based on TOPSIS Method

Evaluation on regional development potential of forest biomass energy is foundational and prerequisite for reasonably and effectively developing and utilizing the forest biomass energy, which affects its future development scale, development strategy, and development sustainability. Based on the data of 31 provinces and regions in China in 2013, this paper constructed a comprehensive evaluation index system for the regional development potential of forest biomass energy using PSR (Pressure-State- Response) theory model, and then evaluated the development potential of forest biomass energy in each province and city while combining the entropy weight method and TOPSIS ( Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution) method. The development potential of forest biomass energy in each province and region was graded into 4 levels of excellent, good, general, and poor. Further, this paper pointed out the main reasons that hindered the development of forest biomass energy, and proposed the corresponding countermeasures and suggestions, aiming at providing some references for the industry development and the related policy-making.