Renewable energy projects: structuring a multi-criteria group decision-making framework

D.A. Haralambopoulos and H. Polatidis

Renewable Energy, 2003, vol. 28, issue 6, 961-973

Abstract: This paper describes an applicable group decision-making framework for assisting with multi-criteria analysis in renewable energy projects, utilizing the PROMETHEE II outranking method. The proposed framework is tested in a case study concerning the exploitation of a geothermal resource, located in the island of Chios, Greece. The presented structure provides a serial, decomposed agenda and enhances overall process transparency. Additional, innovatory elements are the incorporation of differing levels of resource exploitation within the decision framework and the direct determination of the PROMETHEE preference thresholds. The developed methodology provides a user-friendly approach, promotes the synergy between different actors, and could pave a way towards consensus.

Keywords: Decision analysis; Renewable Energy; Multi-Criteria; Group consensus (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(02)00072-1

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