Adapting a GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis approach for evaluating new power generating sites

Applied Energy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2012, Pages 292-301

  Omitaomu, Olufemi A ^a   Blevins, Brandon R ^a,b   Jochem, Warren C ^a,c   Mays, Gary T ^a   Belles, Randy ^a   Hadley, Stanton W ^a   Harrison, Thomas J ^a   Bhaduri, Budhendra L ^a   Neish, Bradley S ^a   Rose, Amy N ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean and low carbon energy; Energy generation; Energy policy; Geographic information system; Multicriteria assessment; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTION;

CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES; ENERGY COMPANIES; ENERGY GENERATIONS; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; FUTURE ENERGIES; GENERATING PLANTS; GENERATION EXPANSION; GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; LAND SUITABILITY; LOW-CARBON; MULTI-CRITERIA ASSESSMENT; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKERS; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE USE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DECISION ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; GIS; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; POWER GENERATION; RESOURCE USE; WATER POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861679438     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.11.087     Document Type: Article

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