<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Technology assessment (TA) is not a new concept. High value energy technology identification needs to be followed by a decision process in which all shareholders contribute. A case study on Combined and Heat Power (CHP) technologies considered is presented to illustrate the applicability of fuzzy analytical hierarchy assessment approach (FAHP). The goal of this paper is to identify and evaluate the best variant of CHP technologies using multi-criteria that are technical feasibly and cost effective reflecting performance parameters. The results depict that technology A2 with an overall ranking of 0.438 is the best alternative compared to others. Taking into consideration decision parameters for the section, A1 is found to be relatively most important with a rating of 0.434 with its reliability and cost effectiveness. The presented fuzzy-based methodology is general expected to be used by a diverse target groups in energy sectors.</p></abstract>

Technology assessment (TA) is not a new concept. High value energy technology identification needs to be followed by a decision process in which all shareholders contribute. A case study on Combined and Heat Power (CHP) technologies considered is presented to illustrate the applicability of fuzzy analytical hierarchy assessment approach (FAHP). The goal of this paper is to identify and evaluate the best variant of CHP technologies using multi-criteria that are technical feasibly and cost effective reflecting performance parameters. The results depict that technology A2 with an overall ranking of 0.438 is the best alternative compared to others. Taking into consideration decision parameters for the section, A1 is found to be relatively most important with a rating of 0.434 with its reliability and cost effectiveness. The presented fuzzy-based methodology is general expected to be used by a diverse target groups in energy sectors.

Multi-criteria decision analysis for simplified evaluation of clean energy technologies

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Technology assessment (TA) is not a new concept. High value energy technology identification needs to be followed by a decision process in which all...

Multi-criteria decision analysis for simplified evaluation of clean energy technologies

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 3 - 11

Received: Apr 03, 2019

Accepted: May 05, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2019.23.01

Keywords
Clean energy technology, Multi-criteria analysis

© 2019 Aldona Kluczek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Multi-criteria decision analysis for simplified evaluation of clean energy technologies

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 3 - 11

Received: Apr 03, 2019

Accepted: May 05, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2019.23.01

KeywordsClean energy technology, Multi-criteria analysis

© 2019 Aldona Kluczek, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Clean energy technology, Multi-criteria analysis