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Selection of MCA methods to support decision making for renewable energy developments

Kurka, Thomas; Blackwood, David - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 225-233

This paper presents a transferable and adaptable approach for selecting a suitable Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) method covering the stages of the ‘MCA cycle’ for decision making in the renewable energy sector. Selecting a suitable MCA method for an individual project or case study is a...

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Measuring countries׳ environmental sustainability performance – A review and case study of Iceland

Olafsson, Snjolfur; Cook, David; Davidsdottir, Brynhildur; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 934-948

Evaluating the environmental sustainability performance of a nation is complex. This paper considers the merits of … environmental indices, and how effective they are when assessing the environmental sustainability of any nation. The simplicity and …׳s genuine environmental sustainability credentials – ultimately the development of a synthetic Environmental Sustainability …

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Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning—lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature

Thygesen, Janne; Agarwal, Abhishek - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1012-1023

An increasing number of researchers stress the importance of national planning institutions׳ role with respect to promoting an “effective” decision-making process in terms of bringing about sustainable energy. Impact assessment (IA) procedures are seen as having strong potential in...

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The impact of sustainable construction and knowledge management on sustainability goals. A review of the Venezuelan renewable energy sector

Pietrosemoli, Licia; Rodríguez Monroy, Carlos - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 27 (2013) C, pp. 683-691

solve the basic needs of society. This demands a proper construction performance to deliver the energy projects planned … the performance of Venezuelan large hydropower generation projects and the Guri dam construction, this research evaluates … sustainability goals. The knowledge management processes are proposed as a basic strategy to allow learning from successes and …

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A review on energy scenario and sustainable energy in Indonesia

Hasan, M.H.; Mahlia, T.M.I.; Nur, Hadi - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 4, pp. 2316-2328

The global energy consumption is likely to grow faster than the population growth. The fuel consumption was growing from 6630million tons of oil equivalents (Mtoe) in 1980 to 11,163Mtoe in 2009. This projected consumption will increase 1.5% per year until 2030 and reach 16,900Mtoe and the main...

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Impact of nanotechnology advances in ICT on sustainability and energy efficiency

Markovic, Dragan S.; Zivkovic, Dejan; Cvetkovic, Dragan; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 2966-2972

Urbanization, sustainability, energy efficiency, information and communication technology (ICT) and nanotechnology are … respect to sustainability and energy efficiency. …

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A review on the relation between the energy and exergy efficiency analysis and the technical characteristic of the renewable energy systems

BoroumandJazi, G.; Saidur, R.; Rismanchi, B.; Mekhilef, S. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 16 (2012) 5, pp. 3131-3135

, sustainability and environmental impacts. Technical characteristics of a system can affect the performance of the system. In the … context of this work, the existent studies on the relation between the technical characteristic and the performance of the … system are reviewed. It is concluded that there is a close relation between the performance of the system based on energy and …

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Assessing the sustainability of renewable energy technologies using multi-criteria analysis: Suitability of approach for national-scale assessments and associated uncertainties

Troldborg, Mads; Heslop, Simon; Hough, Rupert L. - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1173-1184

Multi-criteria analyses (MCAs) are often applied to assess and compare the sustainability of different renewable energy … sustainability assessments, which typically involve a range of conflicting criteria featuring different forms of data and information … develop and apply a MCA for a national-scale sustainability assessment and ranking of eleven renewable energy technologies in …

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Current energy scenario and future prospect of renewable energy in Bangladesh

Islam, Md. Tasbirul; Shahir, S.A.; Uddin, T.M. Iftakhar; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 39 (2014) C, pp. 1074-1088

Energy is the building block of modern civilization and a prerequisite for sustainable development. Global energy consumption will increase by 36% with an annual growth of 1.6% from year 2011 to 2030, comprising 88% fossil fuel share. Bangladesh is a developing country in the Southeast Asia,...

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Innovative reservoir sediments reuse and design for sustainability of the hydroelectric power plants

Cheng, Yung-Lung; Wee, Hui-Ming; Chen, Ping-Shun; Kuo, Yu-Yu - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) C, pp. 212-219

In the process of producing hydroelectricity, plants all over the world are faced with the problem of reservoir sediment. If this sediment is removed but not properly disposed of, it can become a secondary pollutant. This study proposes a way to resolve this problem through reuse and recycling.

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