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Energy Sustainability Universal Index (ESUI): A proposed framework applied to the decision-making evaluation in power system generation

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dc.contributor.authorSilva, Ricardo M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Ana R.C.
dc.contributor.authorLima, Tânia M.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Fernando Charrua
dc.contributor.authorOsório, Gerardo J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-07T12:10:42Z
dc.date.available2022-01-07T12:10:42Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThere are numerous methodologies to measure sustainability, but there are few models on Energy Sustainability (ES) that focus on the proper use of energy sources. This manuscript aims to present the ESUI (Energy Sustainability Universal Index) framework for power generation. The method development consisted of four stages: (i) A survey of the State-of-the-Art to choose the dimensions and variables; (ii) The definition of “damage” concept to incorporate subjective values; (iii) Validation of the found variables through the analysis of 34 electric power plants randomly chosen and tested; and (iv) The mathematical model. From the analyzed power plants through the proposed model, as an example, the Itaipu Binacional Hydroelectric Power Plant is 42% sustainable with an emphasis in the Political- Territorial dimension, while Trillo Nuclear Power Plant is not economically sustainable. The main contributions of the proposed ESUI framework are the classification and evaluation of ES in five dimensions (Environmental, Economic, Social-Cultural, Political-Territorial, and Technological) through a simple process, helping in the management of the decision-making process, accounting simultaneously for subjective aspects and incorporating weighting factors according to the user’s expert opinion.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipERANETMED member states, the associated countries, the Mediterranean partner countries (Project ID eranetmed_nexus-14-044) participating in the EDGEWISE Project, the Department of Electromechanical Engineering, and C-MAST - Center for Aerospace Science and Technologies, of the University of Beira Interior.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank the initiative of the ERANETMED member states, the associated countries, the Mediterranean partner countries (Project ID eranetmed_nexus-14-044) participating in the EDGEWISE Project, the Department of Electromechanical Engineering, and C-MAST - Center for Aerospace Science and Technologies, of the University of Beira Interior.
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124167pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11571
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectDamage impact minimizationpt_PT
dc.subjectDecision tool for energy sustainability measurementpt_PT
dc.subjectElectricity generationpt_PT
dc.subjectEnergy policypt_PT
dc.subjectEnergy sustainability universal indexpt_PT
dc.titleEnergy Sustainability Universal Index (ESUI): A proposed framework applied to the decision-making evaluation in power system generationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue275pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage124167pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Cleaner Productionpt_PT
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person.givenNameTânia
person.givenNameFernando
person.givenNameGerardo José
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