Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) for the Assessment of Renewable Energy Technologies in a Household: A Review

Indre Siksnelyte-Butkiene,Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas,Dalia Streimikiene

doi:10.3390/en13051164

Abstract

Different power generation technologies have different advantages and disadvantages. However, if compared to traditional energy sources, renewable energy sources provide a possibility to solve the climate change and economic decarbonization issues that are so relevant today. Therefore, the analysis and evaluation of renewable energy technologies has been receiving increasing attention in the politics of different countries and the scientific literature. The household sector consumes almost one third of all energy produced, thus studies on the evaluation of renewable energy production technologies in households are very important. This article reviews the scientific literature that have used multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods as a key tool to evaluate renewable energy technologies in households. The findings of the conducted research are categorized according to the objectives pursued and the criteria on which the evaluation was based are discussed. The article also provides an overview and in-depth analysis of MCDM methods and distinguishes the main advantages and disadvantages of using them to evaluate technologies in households.

Highlights

The fast development and deployment of efficient renewable energy technologies in different regions of the world has taken place in recent years
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from households tend to decline in many regions of the world [2], households still account for 30%–40% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [3]
The results show that the renewable hybrid energy system was affordable for households in southern Ontario

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Introduction

The fast development and deployment of efficient renewable energy technologies in different regions of the world has taken place in recent years. Despite already existing achievements in the development of renewable energy sources (RESs) and technology efficiency, it is very important to accelerate RES deployment in all regions of the world and seek to generate energy from RESs. The household sector is the third-largest consumer of energy in the world, with an energy demand of 27% of the total produces. The transition of households to a new power generation system is determined by many factors. These factors differ depending on the economic situation, access to sources, public awareness, state promotion policies, etc

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