Multi-criteria Evaluation of the Transition of Power Generation Systems

Witt, Tobias; Dumeier, Marcel; Geldermann, Jutta

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-27041-4_9

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“…Previous studies on the assessment of pathways towards sustainable energy systems addressed the issue of path dependencies, which arises when evaluating transition processes in energy systems, but they explicitly did not involve stakeholders in the assessment [3]. Therefore, we presented and applied the MAMCA methodology by Macharis et al [13] for stakeholders' explicit and more participatory involvement in energy scenario assessment.…”

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“…The transition from the current electricity system to a renewable electricity supply poses immense economic, technological and policy challenges [1,2]. Within this process towards a more sustainable energy system, energy scenarios can be a valuable instrument [3]. Energy scenarios are representations of possible development paths towards desired future energy system states, in order to provide guidance for decisions associated with the transition process [4,5].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Multicriteria analysis's (MCA) methods have been used to support decision processes involving energy scenarios and to explicitly allow for conflicting criteria (e.g., investments or emissions) [9][10][11]. In this context, these methods offer the possibility of evaluating several energy scenarios and considering path dependencies [3] but without explicitly taking different stakeholder objectives into account. See [8] for a recent overview of studies applying MCA to evaluate energy scenarios.…”

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Adopting Multiactor Multicriteria Analysis for the Evaluation of Energy Scenarios

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The assessment of future options and pathways for sustainable energy systems requires considering multiple techno-economic, ecological and social issues. Multicriteria analysis methods, which are useful tools that aid decision processes involving various and even conflicting qualitative and quantitative criteria, could support such comprehensive analyses. With regard to energy policies, the key actors and stakeholders’ acceptance of emerging and innovative technologies for generating, converting and storing electricity, heat and fuels is crucial for their future implementation. The multiactor multicriteria (MAMCA) methodology was developed to involve stakeholders with vastly different views and objectives when addressing complex societal problems. We extend the MAMCA methodology to include the outranking approach PROMETHEE, which allows us to explicitly consider the stakeholders’ objectives in the evaluation process. The MAMCA method with PROMETHEE is applied to a case study of four different transition pathways of providing electricity to a bioenergy village in Germany. The explicit mapping at hand of an illustrative case study could help researchers and decision makers greatly in the assessment of pathways for sustainable energy systems; it is also applicable in other contexts requiring extensive stakeholder involvement and where qualitative and quantitative criteria are to be considered simultaneously. The detailed sensitivity analysis provided by the extension of the MAMCA method with PROMETHEE not only reveals the stakeholders’ crucial trade-offs when allowing each stakeholder group to develop its own set of criteria and weights but also indicates compromise options.

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“…This method is also applied to a case study in sustainable forest management. Both [56] and [57] describe similar MP PROMETHEE approaches, based on PROMETHEE II. The process is similar to the first four steps described in [51], and consists of: (1) MP problem formulation; (2) assessment of alternatives in each period; and (3) MP aggregation of assessments and sensitivity analysis.…”

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“…In this paper, we mainly base the developed methodology upon [56], which is flexible regarding the specification of preference parameters, and allows for explicit consideration of path dependencies. The PROMETHEE approach is suitable for evaluating (future) energy systems regarding their sustainability, as it is easy to use and performance scores are only partially compensated [64,65], which is desired in sustainability evaluations [66].…”

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Multi-Period Multi-Criteria Decision Making under Uncertainty: A Renewable Energy Transition Case from Germany

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Klumpp

2021

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Methods of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) from operations research have been applied to provide information for making long-term decisions in the energy sector, and energy policy. For example, in sustainability evaluations, multiple conflicting criteria can be considered. While most MCDM approaches have been applied to evaluate energy systems in a single period, the multi-criteria evaluation of energy system evolution over time has received less attention. To evaluate such transition paths, multi-period MCDM approaches can be used. Because of long-term planning horizons, deep uncertainties need to be considered. Based on prior multi-period MCDM approaches, this paper provides an extension of the outranking approach preference ranking and organization method for enrichment evaluations (PROMETHEE) for multi-period evaluations in deep uncertainty settings. In order to adequately address the consideration of uncertainties and to obtain an additional level of information, a multi-period PROMETHEE approach and scenario planning are combined. In an illustrative example, this method is applied to a case study from the German energy sector regarding a renewable energy transition. This highlights the potential interactions of a multi-period perspective and the consideration of external scenarios in the decision-making process.

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2020

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The résumé of the NRP “Energy” is a scientific contribution to the process of opinion formation, to political and specialist debate as well as to the planning of strategies and measures necessary for the transformation of the energy system against the backdrop of Switzerland’s Energy Strategy 2050. With the suggested approaches and recommendations, the résumé is especially aimed at those key stakeholders who, to a considerable extent, shape the energy system and who can thus also influence its development.

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Multi-criteria Evaluation of the Transition of Power Generation Systems

Cited by 5 publications

References 30 publications

Adopting Multiactor Multicriteria Analysis for the Evaluation of Energy Scenarios

Adopting Multiactor Multicriteria Analysis for the Evaluation of Energy Scenarios

Multi-Period Multi-Criteria Decision Making under Uncertainty: A Renewable Energy Transition Case from Germany

Research for Switzerland’s energy future

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