Supporting Europe’s Energy Policy Towards a Decarbonised Energy System: A Comparative Assessment

Papapostolou, Aikaterini; Karakosta, Charikleia; Kourti, K. A.; Doukas, Haris

doi:10.3390/su11154010

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“…MCA possesses the ability to deal with ranking of many alternatives based on conflicting criteria, and it has been one of the fast-growing areas of Operational Research in the past 20 years, with various applications [54]. According to Karleuša [55], "MCA provides a systematic methodology to integrate heterogeneous and uncertain information with cost-benefit information and stakeholders views in an understandable framework to rank project alternatives.…”

Section: Multi-criteria Analysis As a Tool For Successful Developmentmentioning

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Implementation of Sustainable Motorways of the Sea Services Multi-Criteria Analysis of a Croatian Port System

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Motorways of the Sea present a practical example of combined and sustainable transport. With respect to the present model of functionality of the transport system in the Republic of Croatia, where the development of the port and of the gravitational transport system is left to each individual port (six independent ports), and where there is no systematic approach to specialization of each port or route, the results of the analysis are not promising. The goal of this research is to explain why the current Motorways of the Sea implementation model is inefficient and unsustainable. The analysis shows that a scientific approach to multicriteria analysis, which includes the identification of all relevant factors, the analysis of the transport infrastructure, as well as the identification of criteria which could potentially affect the Motorways of the Sea system, can correctly define the optimal model for the implementation of a sustainable Motorways of the Sea system.

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Section: Multi-criteria Analysis As a Tool For Successful Developmentmentioning

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Implementation of Sustainable Motorways of the Sea Services Multi-Criteria Analysis of a Croatian Port System

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“…The results obtained from the computations based on the pairwise comparison matrix provided in Table 5, are presented in Table 6, which includes the final results of AHP. 7.5% C 10 23% C 11 3.5% C 12 1.3%…”

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“…However, SWOT analysis cannot be considered as a sufficient stand-alone tool to solve this energy planning problem. The complex nature of this process requires the use of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods, which seem to be extremely powerful tools and able to deal with the different aspects that these problems include [8,10,11]. MCDM methods have been applied to many energy-related problems, such as energy planning and selection, energy resource allocation, energy policy, management of building energy, transportation systems, and electric utility planning [6,[12][13][14][15].…”

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An AHP-SWOT-Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach for Achieving a Cross-Border RES Cooperation

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The emerging need to tackle climate change and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions has led to the consolidation of interest in renewable energy sources (RES) setting specific targets in the European area. To achieve the ambitious targets set, Member States are given the opportunity to cooperate with one or more of their developing neighboring countries. The aim of this paper is to develop a methodological framework based on the combination of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and the Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (Fuzzy TOPSIS) methods for adopting the most appropriate strategic plan, in order to establish a successful energy cooperation that will create beneficial conditions for all the involved parties. The results could be important in facilitating decision makers to assess the role and design of this cooperation mechanism. Key insights will also emerge with regards to opportunities for energy strategy cooperation between Europe and its neighboring countries.

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“…In detail, the authors evaluate 16 alternatives according to energy, economic and social criteria. Alternative transformation paths to reach a sustainable energy system in the EU have been evaluated through a multi-criteria model based on fuzzy-PROMETHEE approach (Papapostolou, Karakosta, Kourti, Doukas, & Psarras, 2019). Also, ELECTRE method focuses the analysis on the relations of the domain between the alternatives.…”

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Supporting public decision process in buildings energy retrofitting operations: The application of a Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding model to a case study in Southern Italy

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The challenge of promoting sustainable cities and reaching the objectives developed by the European Green Deal includes the renovation of the building sector, as it is responsible for 40% of energy consumption In Europe. Regional or local public administrations have to allocate their financial resources for improving the energy performances of their building stock and to face a multidimensional problem, where different aspects -such as energy efficiency, financial-economic feasibility and environmental protection -have to be harmonized. The present study proposes a Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding model, which includes the ELECTRE TRI-nC method, for supporting the public decision process of sorting alternative energy retrofitting actions into various categories, each of them expresses different levels of overall performance. The model is applied to an Italian real case study. An experts' panel has been involved for structuring the decision problem and discussing the results. The results show that opaque envelope insulation actions are often classified in best categories to be implemented and funded instead the upgrade of the lighting system falls in the worst category. These results are useful for local or regional public administrations to select those energy retrofitting actions that have to be financed as a priority.

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Supporting Europe’s Energy Policy Towards a Decarbonised Energy System: A Comparative Assessment

Cited by 18 publications

References 118 publications

Implementation of Sustainable Motorways of the Sea Services Multi-Criteria Analysis of a Croatian Port System

Implementation of Sustainable Motorways of the Sea Services Multi-Criteria Analysis of a Croatian Port System

An AHP-SWOT-Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach for Achieving a Cross-Border RES Cooperation

Supporting public decision process in buildings energy retrofitting operations: The application of a Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding model to a case study in Southern Italy

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