@inproceedings{e38b18ce4e2e4ca4b0b014b88ce0d75d,
title = "Evaluation of renewable energy projects using multi-criteria approach",
abstract = "Many renewable energy (RE) projects cannot compete with conventional energy projects in terms of economics alone. However, if externality costs of competing technologies are carefully evaluated and taken into account the renewable energy projects are likely to be selected on economic basis. But the problem is the evaluation of externality costs which are not always easy to assess. One way to overcome this problem is to use multi-criteria approach instead of just economics as a single criterion. This paper presents the methodology and results of ranking RE alternatives based on several important criteria, for energy problems in an island in Oman where renewable resources can be used as supplementary energy supply.",
keywords = "analytic heirarchy process, energy planning, energy policy, multi-criteria decision making, renewable energy",
author = "Arif Malik and {Al Badi}, Mohammed and {Al Kahali}, Abdullah and {Al Nabhani}, Younis and {Al Bahri}, Alwarith and {Al Barhi}, Hamed",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 IEEE.; 4th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2014 ; Conference date: 10-10-2014 Through 13-10-2014",
year = "2014",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/GHTC.2014.6970304",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 4th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2014",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "350--355",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 4th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2014",
}
