Objective criteria ranking framework for renewable energy policy decisions in Nigeria

2016 International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy System

Nwofor, O.K.^1,2 ; Dike, V.N.^1,2,3

Atmospheric Physics Group, Department of Physics, Imo State University, PMB 2000, Owerri, Nigeria^1

International Center for Climate and Environment Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing

100029, China^2

Centre for Renewable Energy Research and Development, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo, P.M.B 1472, Owerri, Nigeria^3

关键词: Environmental comfort;    Logical relationships;    Objective criteria;    Objective functions;    Renewable energies;    Renewable energy policy;    Resource abundance;    Resource efficiencies;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/40/1/012055/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/40/1/012055

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

We present a framework that seeks to improve the objectivity of renewable energy policy decisions in Nigeria. It consists of expert ranking of resource abundance, resource efficiency and resource environmental comfort in the choice of renewable energy options for large scale power generation. The rankings are converted to a more objective function called Resource Appraisal Function (RAF) using dependence operators derived from logical relationships amongst the various criteria. The preferred option is that with the highest average RAF coupled with the least RAF variance. The method can be extended to more options, more criteria, and more opinions and can be adapted for similar decisions in education, environment and health sectors.