A novel Metric of Sustainability for petroleum refinery projects

Hasheminasab, Hamidreza; Gholipour, Yaghob; Kharrazi, Mohammadreza; Štreimikienė, Dalia

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.223

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“…Based on the new set of scores, weights, and rankings are estimated and represented in Tables 18-20. Factors are utilized based on the previous study (Hasheminasab et al, 2018a) with two additions. Referenced factors are used in short terms and can be retrieved from the referenced paper.…”

Section: Combinative Distance-based Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indicator-based approaches ensure the comprehensiveness of the sustainability assessment in the complex environment explained before. In this study, an indicator-based methodology, which was developed in previous work (Hasheminasab, Gholipour, Kharrazi, & Streimikiene, 2018a) is further developed to create a dynamic decision-making methodology for sustainability assessment of PRI projects.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A dynamic sustainability framework for petroleum refinery projects with a life cycle attitude

Hasheminasab

Gholipour

Kharrazi

et al. 2020

Sustainable Development

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For developing countries, energy infrastructure projects are not only important from a political and strategic point of view, but they are also of major significance in terms of sustainability. Energy infrastructure projects have major impacts on all three pillars of sustainability, that is, social, economic, and environmental. Refinery projects can have an even bigger impact on all three pillars, in terms of magnitude and severity of the consequences. Therefore, it is important to introduce methods and solutions to improve the level of sustainability at which petroleum refinery projects are designed, constructed, and operated. Petroleum refinery projects are multidisciplinary, multiattribute, and multistakeholder projects and decisions in this regard are always difficult to make and unclear about sustainability in the life-cycle of the project. To deal with these complexities, a dynamic sustainability assessment framework has been proposed in this study. In this framework, different petroleum refinery project's properties such as location, size, functions, stakeholders, products, environmental resiliency, and so on are considered in various life-cycle phases and are used to come up with a customized framework. Accordingly, a hierarchy of the latest and the most suitable Multiple Criteria Decision Making methodologies are utilized for different decision-making environments to realize the required dynamicity in these projects. The methods used here are Grey Weighted Aggregated Sum Product Assessment, Fuzzy Evaluation based on Distance from Average Solution, and Combinative Distance-Based Assessment, each of which are proposed for different decisionmaking levels. The proposed methodology is applied to a real petroleum refinery project as a case study. Based on the case study results, the economical pillar gets nearly 50% of the importance based on the project's specific situation. Also, health, atmosphere, and economic performance are the most important indicators among social, environmental, and economic pillars, respectively. At the lowest level, quantitative factors are also ranked and weighted. For instance, the frequency of labors' illness is the highest health factors in the social pillar of sustainability.

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A dynamic sustainability framework for petroleum refinery projects with a life cycle attitude

Hasheminasab

Gholipour

Kharrazi

et al. 2020

Sustainable Development

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“…(6) Energy projects: Popova et al [25] proposed a system based on the structural analysis of construction projects to assess energy sustainability in urban housing. Hasheminasab et al [26] evaluated the impact of energy infrastructure projects on sustainable development by investigating oil refining projects as a case study.…”

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Evaluating Energy Sustainability Using the Pressure-State-Response and Improved Matter-Element Extension Models: Case Study of China

2019

Sustainability

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Most existing studies on energy sustainability have focused on qualitative research. Few studies have applied quantitative methods, and there has not been a systematic review of energy sustainability. To fill this gap, this study first developed a sustainable energy evaluation index system consisting of 20 indicators across the three dimensions of economy, energy, and environment based on the pressure-state-response (PSR) model. The weights of these indicators were then determined in conjunction with the weighting method. Finally, the matter-element extension method was improved to quantify energy sustainability. The proposed method was applied to evaluate China’s energy sustainability status from 2000 to 2015. The results show that China’s status continued to improve; however, it remained at a low level. To improve China’s energy sustainability, more efforts are needed in the economic, energy, and environmental dimensions.

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“…Although the existing studies have suggested various methods to implement the sustainable development principles in infrastructure projects, effective assessment of sustainability and proper definition of its indicators are scarce in this industry in general (Hasheminasab et al, 2018).…”

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Evaluation of the High-Pressure Gas Transmission Network Impact for Environmental - Construction Phase and Network Operation

Kwast-Kotlarek¹,

Hełdak²,

Jawecki³

2019

J. Ecol. Eng.

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This thesis pertains to the influence of underground technical infrastructure during the construction phase on the selected components of the natural environment. The subject of research is the DN1000 MOP 8.4 MPa high pressure gas transmission system, realized in Poland from ZZU Wierzchowice till Kiełczów node. Studies identified the impacts on particular components of the environment, including land surface, plants, animals, biodiversity, air, water resources and quality, landscape and acoustic climate. An assessment was made on the impact, scale, frequency, duration or the influence type in the two stages of the investment process. It was found that the stage of DN1000 gas pipelines caused a significant change in the prevailing balance of the natural environment in the assembly area mainly due to soil transformation and vegetation removal as assessed as long-term. The impact on other components analysed in terms of frequency is usually medium-term or short-term, and in terms of durationmomentary. During the operation of the gas pipeline, the negative impact of the network was strongly determined in relation to the forested areas and forests, where the negative impact was recorded not only during the implementation of the network but also in the phase of its use.

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A novel Metric of Sustainability for petroleum refinery projects

Cited by 38 publications

References 20 publications

A dynamic sustainability framework for petroleum refinery projects with a life cycle attitude

A dynamic sustainability framework for petroleum refinery projects with a life cycle attitude

Evaluating Energy Sustainability Using the Pressure-State-Response and Improved Matter-Element Extension Models: Case Study of China

Evaluation of the High-Pressure Gas Transmission Network Impact for Environmental - Construction Phase and Network Operation

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