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Multi-criteria evaluation of residential energy supply systems
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory of Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning, P.O. Box 1100, 02015 TKK, Finland.
Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics, Systems Analysis Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 1100, 02015 TKK, Finland.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Laboratory of Construction Economics and Management, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 2100, 02015 TKK, Finland.
Linköping University, The Institute of Technology. Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Energy Systems.
2007 (English)In: Energy and Buildings, ISSN 0378-7788, E-ISSN 1872-6178, Vol. 39, no 12, p. 1218-1226Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this paper, we consider the selection of a residential energy supply system as a multi-criteria decision-making problem, which involves both financial and environmental issues. Specifically, we compare micro-CHP (micro-cogeneration) heating with traditional heating systems through an evaluation that accounts for: (i) the decision-makers' subjective preferences, (ii) uncertainties in the performance of micro-CHP heating systems (which are partly caused by the lack of long-term operational experiences) and (iii) the context-dependency of life-cycle costs and environmental burdens of heating systems. Motivated by these considerations, we employ the PAIRS multi-criteria decision-making methodology that captures incomplete information by way of interval-valued parameters and provides support for sensitivity analyses, too. Our comparative analysis of alternative heating systems suggests that micro-CHP is a reasonable alternative to traditional systems, particularly from the environmental point of view. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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2007. Vol. 39, no 12, p. 1218-1226
Keywords [en]
Micro-CHP, Micro-cogeneration, Multi-criteria evaluation, Residential buildings
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-47455DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.01.009OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-47455DiVA, id: diva2:268351
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