Evaluating future scenarios for the power generation sector using a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) tool: The Portuguese case

Energy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 126-136

  Ribeiro, Fernando ^a   Ferreira, Paula ^a   Araújo, Madalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Energy scenarios; Multi criteria decision tools; Power supply

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY RESOURCES;

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGY SCENARIOS; ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENT; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; MIXED INTEGER OPTIMIZATION; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTICRITERIA DECISION; POWER SUPPLY;

COAL;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COST; DECISION ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84875812510     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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