Pre-feasibility MCDM tools to aid communities in prioritizing local viable renewable energy sources

Renewable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1775-1791

  Nigim, K ^a   Munier, N ^b   Green, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b TEAMIC International Canada   (Canada)

^c Community Renewable Energy Works ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

AHP; Multi criteria decision making; Renewable energy sources; SIMUS

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LINEAR PROGRAMMING;

CONSTRAINTS; CONVENTIONAL FUEL SOURCES;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PLANNING METHOD; PRIORITIZATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 2642542401     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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