Abstract
Comprehension of the effect of energy generation technologies on the natural environment, human health and safety leads to a new and responsible approach to the choice and development of technologies. When it comes to preparing energy growth scenarios and handling issues related to the choice and assessment of technologies, environmental studies must be in a particular spotlight. One way to make quantitative and qualitative assessment of the effect of technologies on the environment is through a thorough integrated analysis, which, in addition to economic and technical solutions, also considers other aspects of concern to the public. A changed environment demands for systems of criteria which help consider its changes, the attitudes of the general public, public sentiments toward the effect of technologies, public values and community involvement in the process of important decision-making. The article examines how the dimension of values affects the analysis of the impact of environmental factors on the value of energy generation technologies. It presents a set of criteria for the assessment of energy generation technologies; the set, in addition to technological, economic and environmental criteria, includes criteria which reflect the values. The article also introduces the expert decision support system EGTAV-SPS, which helped assess the effect of environment on energy production technologies.
Highlights
The technical systems is evaluated using only technical and economical criteria
The multiple criteria analysis method COPRA and the research results were used to develop the experimental decision support system for the analysis of environmental factors of energy generation technologies EGTAV-SPS, which is intended as a tool to determine the utility degree and priority of energy generation technologies employing different energy sources, as well as the effect of environmental factors on their value
The system may include the model of market value determination, but assessment of energy generation technologies from the market perspective would require market data and other types of studies. When it comes to the analysis of the development trends of energy generation technologies, selection of technological alternatives or measurement of the utility and efficiency of individual energy generation technologies, the main course of research is selection of criteria and building their system which can be universally applied across the technologies
Summary
The technical systems is evaluated using only technical and economical criteria. A number of systems of criteria have been developed and are used to assess sustainability and growth of energy sector in individual countries, with a view to national priorities and aspects relevant to the growth (Sovacool and Mukherjee, 2011; Štreimikienė et al, 2007; Vera and Langlois, 2007). Such sets of criteria define economic, environmental protection and social dimensions of energy generation technologies.
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