Location Optimization of Bio-ethanol production centers using DEA approach

Due to the limited oil resources of the world, oil supply is expected to decrease in the future, andon the other hand, considering the environmental problems of fossil fuel, the current world is moreinclined to use renewable fuels. One of the most important environmental fuels is bio-ethanol. Ethanolproduction will reduce the consumption of crude oil and reduce environmental pollution. Generally,bio-ethanol can be produced from various types of raw materials. By considering Iran's potential forproper raw materials, bio-ethanol is one of the best fuels that can be replaced by gasoline. The purposeof this article is to address the issue of location optimization of bio-ethanol production centers in Iran.In this article, the provinces of Iran for constructing bio-ethanol production centers are ranked using thedata envelopment analysis method.