LAPSE:2020.1095
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LAPSE:2020.1095
Analyzing Renewable Energy Sources of a Developing Country for Sustainable Development: An Integrated Fuzzy Based-Decision Methodology
Yasir Ahmed Solangi, Cheng Longsheng, Syed Ahsan Ali Shah, Ahmed Alsanad, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Abdu Gumaei, Sharafat Ali
November 9, 2020
Global human pollutant activities have raised greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which have directly affected the climate. Fossil fuel-based energy has brought a negative impact on the environment and is considered one of the largest sources of GHG emissions. It is envisaged that GHG emissions will increase in the future due to rapid population growth and industrialization. Thus, it is imperative to mitigate climate variability and reduce GHGs by adopting renewable energy (RE) sources for electricity generation. In this regard, the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) process would serve the purpose of framing out energy policy to analyze these environmentally friendly energy sources. This study uses an integrated decision methodology—a combination of Delphi, fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP), and the fuzzy weighted aggregated sum product assessment (FWASPAS)—for the adoption of RE sources for electricity generation in Turkey. Initially, the study identified five main criteria and seventeen sub-criteria using the Delphi method. Then, the FAHP method was used to evaluate and rank the main criteria and sub-criteria. Finally, the FWASPAS method was used to assess and prioritize five major RE sources for electricity generation. The FAHP analysis indicated that political criteria are the most influential, followed by economic and technical criteria. Further, the FWASPAS method revealed that wind energy is the most significant option for electricity generation. This decision-making process can help the energy planners to utilize RE sources for sustainable development.
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Delphi, fuzzy AHP, fuzzy WASPAS, multi-criteria decision analysis, renewable energy sources, sustainable development
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Solangi YA, Longsheng C, Shah SAA, Alsanad A, Ahmad M, Akbar MA, Gumaei A, Ali S. Analyzing Renewable Energy Sources of a Developing Country for Sustainable Development: An Integrated Fuzzy Based-Decision Methodology. (2020). LAPSE:2020.1095
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Solangi YA: School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China [ORCID]
Longsheng C: School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
Shah SAA: School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China [ORCID]
Alsanad A: STC’s Artificial Intelligence Chair, Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad M: School of Economics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China [ORCID]
Akbar MA: College of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
Gumaei A: STC’s Artificial Intelligence Chair, Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Ali S: College of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China; Department of Economics, Bahauddin Zakaria University, Multan 60000, Pakistan; Higher Education Department (HED), Punjab 54000, Pakistan [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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7
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E825
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2020
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2020-07-13
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2227-9717
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