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Multicriteria evaluation of carbon-neutral heat-only production technologies for district heating
Risto LahdelmaHeidi KirppuPekka Salminensubject
EngineeringHeat-only productionkaukolämmitys020209 energystokastinen monikriteerinen arvostusanalyysiEnergy Engineering and Power Technology02 engineering and technologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_actionSDG 13 - Climate Action0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringcarbon-neutralProduction (economics)SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energyta512ta218päätösteoriadistrict heatingConsumption (economics)ta212/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/affordable_and_clean_energybusiness.industryMulticriteria decision analysisFossil fuelEnvironmental economicsmulticriteria decision analysishiilineutraaliusheat-only productionRenewable energyClimate change mitigationHeating systemDistrict heatingCarbon neutralitySMAAbusinessCarbon-neutralThermal energydescription
Climate change mitigation requires reducing dependence on fossil fuels and transition to low carbon energy production technologies. Nearly half of the global final energy consumption is thermal energy produced from technologies with high carbon dioxide emission. As such, it is imperative to employ carbon-neutral heat production to achieve a sustainable energy system. This paper presents a real-life case of applying multicriteria decision analysis for evaluating carbon-neutral heat-only production technologies in a major district heating system in Finland. A group of 10 experts from the energy company contributed in defining the alternative technologies and multiple economic, technological, and environmental evaluation criteria. The experts also provided the criteria measurements and preference information for different criteria. The alternatives were compared using Stochastic Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis (SMAA). SMAA is a simulation based method for decision problems where different kind of uncertain information is represented by probability distributions. Because the preferences of the experts were highly conflicting, the SMAA method was extended within this study to treat conflicting preferences. The most preferred alternatives were short-term heat storages and electric boilers based on renewable power. These alternatives may be considered attractive future solutions particularly in balancing peak load heat consumption and production. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-05 | Applied Thermal Engineering |