Solving a Multiple User Energy Source Selection Problem Using a Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Group Decision-Making Approach

Mohamed Ali Elleuch, Marwa Mallek, Ahmed Frikha, Wafik Hachicha, Awad M. Aljuaid and Murad Andejany
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Mohamed Ali Elleuch: OLID Laboratory, Higher Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax, Road of Tunis km 10.5, Technopole of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3021, Tunisia
Marwa Mallek: OLID Laboratory, Higher Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax, Road of Tunis km 10.5, Technopole of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3021, Tunisia
Ahmed Frikha: OLID Laboratory, Higher Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax, Road of Tunis km 10.5, Technopole of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax 3021, Tunisia
Awad M. Aljuaid: Department of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Murad Andejany: Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-16

Abstract: In recent years, the evaluation of several energy sources is an extremely significant issue that affects socio-environmental development and techno-economic growth in different sectors. To tackle this concern, many researchers have concentrated on preferring desirable energy sources and adopting multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) approaches for only a single type of user (e.g., agricultural, industrial, tourism, or domestic users). However, every energy user plays an important role in shaping energy policy. In fact, for sustainable energy, it is important to include all main energy users at the same time in energy decision-making. The main objective of this work was to propose a fuzzy MCGDM approach to evaluate and prioritize energy sources in Tunisia from various sectors’ point of views. Many criteria are combined, including the following: technical, economic, social, political and environmental. After applying the fuzzy Delphi method, the proposed approach consists of applying a fuzzy TOPSIS method as a multi-criteria approach. Finally, a sensitivity analysis is performed to evaluate the results of the proposed approach and to study how the optimal solution is affected by the objective function coefficients.

Keywords: sustainable energy; several energy sources; different users; fuzzy TOPSIS; sensitivity analysis; Tunisia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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