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An Integrated Entropy-TOPSIS Methodology for Evaluating Green Energy Sources

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  • Chiranjib Bhowmik

    (Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Parul University, Vadodara, India)

  • Mohamad Amin Kaviani

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus)

  • Amitava Ray

    (Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, India)

  • Lanndon Ocampo

    (Cebu Technological University, Philippines)

Abstract

This research aims to select the optimum green energy sources for sustainable planning from a given set of alternatives. The study presents an integrated multi-criteria decision-making analysis—the entropy-technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)—to evaluate the energy sources: coal, oil, gas, carbon capture; and storage: nuclear fission/power, large hydro, small hydro, wind, solar photovoltaic, concentrating solar, geothermal, and biomass. Information related to energy parameters are always imprecise; thus, to address the impreciseness of eliciting judgments in the preferences of criteria, the entropy method is used. TOPSIS method is then utilized to select the optimum sources. Results show that solar-photovoltaic is the optimum green energy source having the highest score value, and annual generation is the most prioritized criterion. Sensitivity analysis also demonstrates the robustness of the selection methodology.

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  • Chiranjib Bhowmik & Mohamad Amin Kaviani & Amitava Ray & Lanndon Ocampo, 2020. "An Integrated Entropy-TOPSIS Methodology for Evaluating Green Energy Sources," International Journal of Business Analytics (IJBAN), IGI Global, vol. 7(3), pages 44-70, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jban00:v:7:y:2020:i:3:p:44-70
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    1. Mehrnaz Khalaj Hedayati & Dara G. Schniederjans, 2022. "Energy Management in Manufacturing: A Knowledge Management Perspective," International Journal of Business Analytics (IJBAN), IGI Global, vol. 9(1), pages 1-21, January.
    2. Jingyuan Shi & Jiaqing Sun, 2023. "Prefabrication Implementation Potential Evaluation in Rural Housing Based on Entropy Weighted TOPSIS Model: A Case Study of Counties in Chongqing, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-18, March.
    3. Chiranjib Bhowmik & Sumit Bhowmik & Amitava Ray, 2021. "Selection of optimum green energy sources by considering environmental constructs and their technical criteria: a case study," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 23(9), pages 13890-13918, September.

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