A comprehensive multi-criteria model to rank electric energy production technologies

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 640-654

  Stein, Eric W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); Multi criteria decision making; Ranking electricity technologies; Renewable energy policy; Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS); Sustainable energy planning; Wind and solar power generation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; GAS PLANTS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); MULTI CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PLANNING; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 84875409221     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.02.001     Document Type: Review

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