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Energy sustainability: a definition and assessment model

Grigoroudis Evangelos, Kouikoglou Vasilis, Phillis Yannis, Kanellos Fotios

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/E6D3EA72-9CA3-44B9-A1B8-126BA38EEBF5-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-019-00492-2-
Identifierhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12351-019-00492-2-
Languageen-
Extent41 pagesen
TitleEnergy sustainability: a definition and assessment modelen
CreatorGrigoroudis Evangelosen
CreatorΓρηγορουδης Ευαγγελοςel
CreatorKouikoglou Vasilisen
CreatorΚουϊκογλου Βασιληςel
CreatorPhillis Yannisen
CreatorΦιλλης Ιωαννηςel
CreatorKanellos Fotiosen
CreatorΚανελλος Φωτιοςel
PublisherSpringeren
Content SummaryEnergy is the fundamental component of all economic activity and a central ingredient of international politics. Energy is finite and often creates externalities. A fundamental question then arises about its sustainability. Assessing energy sustainability is important since energy is a key factor of all economies. However, energy generation imposes large pressures on the environment and is mostly based on limited resources. Energy sustainability is related with the provision of adequate, reliable, and affordable energy, in conformity with social and environmental requirements. In this paper we develop a mathematical model that defines and measures energy sustainability for a given region or country. It is based on a number of indicators that cover such aspects as environmental impact, access, health, economy, generation, consumption, and security. Statistical methods and fuzzy logic reasoning lead to an index in [0, 1] and a subsequent ranking. A sensitivity analysis discovers those aspects of an economy that have the highest potential for improving energy sustainability. The model, unlike most existing ones, is nonlinear and uncovers some counterintuitive results such as the higher rankings of Brazil over the USA and Canada. Such results are explained by the high performance of Brazil in the area of energy security and the low scores of the USA and Canada in generation, consumption, and environmental aspects of energy.en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2022-10-05-
Date of Publication2021-
SubjectFuzzy evaluationen
SubjectEnergy sustainabilityen
SubjectIndicatorsen
SubjectRankingen
SubjectSensitivity analysisen
Bibliographic CitationE. Grigoroudis, V. S. Kouikoglou, Y. A. Phillis, and F. D. Kanellos, “Energy sustainability: a definition and assessment model,” Oper. Res. Int. J., vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 1845–1885, Sep. 2021, doi: 10.1007/s12351-019-00492-2.en

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