Selection of renewable energy sources for sustainable development of electricity generation system using analytic hierarchy process: A case of Malaysia

Renewable Energy

Volumn 63, Issue , 2014, Pages 458-466

  Ahmad, Salman ^a   Tahar, Razman Mat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Analytic hierarchy process; Decision support; Electricity; Malaysia; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP); DECISION SUPPORTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION SYSTEM; MALAYSIA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL;

BIOMASS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NATURAL RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS;

ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS; BIOMASS POWER; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; FOSSIL FUEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 84886242357     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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