Application of multi-criteria decision making to sustainable energy planning - A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 365-381

  Pohekar, S D ^a   Ramachandran, M ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Multi criteria decision making; Multi objective optimization; Sustainable energy planning

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENERGY POLICY; FUZZY CONTROL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PLANNING;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 1542274590     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2003.12.007     Document Type: Review

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