Using PROMETHEE to assess bioenergy pathways

Schröder, Tim; Lauven, Lars-Peter; Beyer, Beatriz; Lerche, Nils; Geldermann, Jutta

doi:10.1007/s10100-018-0590-3

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“…The methodology could be replicated for other regions to suggest policies that need to be implemented. The results should be combined with ideas from Schröder et al ( 2019 ).…”

Section: Published Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Editorial: OR for sustainable development

Rosario¹,

Vitoriano

Weber

2020

Cent Eur J Oper Res

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The presented issue concerns publications presented as part of the Workshop 2018 of the EURO Working Group on Operational Research for Development (EWG-ORD) held in Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), July 5–7. This editorial presents an introduction on sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals . It contains short descriptions of the research area presented in individual publications, highlighting their contributions to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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“…The methodology could be replicated for other regions to suggest policies that need to be implemented. The results should be combined with ideas from Schröder et al ( 2019 ).…”

Section: Published Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Editorial: OR for sustainable development

Rosario¹,

Vitoriano

Weber

2020

Cent Eur J Oper Res

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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]. For example, it has already been applied to the evaluation of bioenergy pathways [56,[65][66][67][68] and energy systems in general [8,10,[69][70][71].…”

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“…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]. For example, it has already been applied to the evaluation of bioenergy pathways [56,[65][66][67][68] and energy systems in general [8,10,[69][70][71]. We extend the approach described in [56] in such a way that the approach is suitable for MP evaluations in the context of deep uncertainty, by allowing the definition and evaluation of alternatives in different scenarios (MP-PROMETHEE-S).…”

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

Witt

Klumpp

2021

Sustainability

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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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“…Therefore, PROMETHEE was chosen as the most suitable method. Also, this MCDA procedure has been proven to be efficient and widely applied in the research field of bioenergy [60][61][62]. PROMETHEE I involves the calculation of negative net flow φ− and positive outranking flows φ+ for each scenario.…”

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More Sustainable Bioenergy by Making Use of Regional Alternative Biomass?

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Bioenergy is a building block of the ongoing transformation toward renewables-based energy systems. Bioenergy supply chains are regionally embedded and need to be seen in a place-based context with specific characteristics and constraints. Using a German case study, the potential of regionally embedded bioenergy chains in the past and the future is analyzed and discussed in this paper. The analysis integrates socio-ecological data and applies sustainability criteria in a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) using the Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enriched Evaluation (PROMETHEE) methodology. The case study is focused on an industrial biogas fermenter in northwestern Germany, which currently uses predominantly maize as a substrate for bioenergy. Objectives for future development according to the ambitions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) discussion are set and include the involvement of the farmer as biogas plant operator and other regional stakeholders. Since the focus of the research is put on the contribution of alternative biomass, such as grass, for the optimization of bioenergy settings, the question concentrates on how different mixtures of alternative biomass can be embedded into a sustainable management of both the landscape and the energy system. The main findings are threefold: (i) bioenergy supply chains that involve alternative biomass and grass from grasslands provide optimization potentials compared to the current corn-based practice, (ii) with respect to more sustainable practices, grass from grassland and alternative bioenergy supply chains are ranked higher than chains with increased shares of corn silage, and, more generic, (iii) optimization potentials relate to several spheres of the social–ecological system where the bioenergy structure is embedded. To conclude, sustainable enablers are discussed to realize optimization potentials and emphasize the integration of regional stakeholders in making use of alternative biomass and in making regional bioenergy more sustainable.

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Using PROMETHEE to assess bioenergy pathways

Cited by 16 publications

References 52 publications

Editorial: OR for sustainable development

Editorial: OR for sustainable development

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

More Sustainable Bioenergy by Making Use of Regional Alternative Biomass?

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