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Energy planning
About: Energy planning is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2732 publications have been published within this topic receiving 51619 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the main aspects of the DMG framework, illustrating its characteristics and summarizing the relevant DMG structures, backed by an extended review of the most recent journal publications and reports.
Abstract: The recent development of efficient thermal prime movers for distributed generation is changing the focus of the production of electricity from large centralized power plants to local generation units scattered over the territory. The scientific community is addressing the analysis and planning of distributed energy resources with widespread approaches, taking into account technical, environmental, economic and social issues. The coupling of cogeneration systems to absorption/electric chillers or heat pumps, as well as the interactions with renewable sources, allow for setting up multi-generation systems for combined local production of different energy vectors such as electricity, heat (at different enthalpy levels), cooling power, hydrogen, various chemical substances, and so forth. Adoption of composite multi-generation systems may lead to significant benefits in terms of higher energy efficiency, reduced CO2 emissions, and enhanced economy. In this light, a key direction for improving the characteristics of the local energy production concerns the integration of the concepts of distributed energy resources and combined production of different energy vectors into a comprehensive distributed multi-generation (DMG) framework that entails various approaches to energy planning currently available in the literature. This paper outlines the main aspects of the DMG framework, illustrating its characteristics and summarizing the relevant DMG structures. The presentation is backed by an extended review of the most recent journal publications and reports.
638 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe various methods developed for aiding decision makers in reaching better decisions, including value measurement models, goal, aspiration and reference level models, and outranking models.
Abstract: Most decision making requires the consideration of several conflicting objectives. The term multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) describes various methods developed for aiding decision makers in reaching better decisions. Energy planning problems are complex problems with multiple decision makers and multiple criteria. Therefore, these problems are quite suited to the use of MCDA. A multitude of MCDA methods exists. These methods can be divided in three main groups; value measurement models, goal, aspiration and reference level models, and outranking models. Methods from all of these groups have been applied to energy planning problems, particularly in the evaluation of alternative electricity supply strategies. Each of the methods has its advantages and drawbacks. However, we cannot conclude that one method generally is better suited than the others for energy planning problems. A good alternative might be to apply more than one method, either in combination to make use of the strengths of both methods, or in parallel to get a broader decision basis for the decision maker. Until now, studies of MCDA in energy planning have most often considered energy networks with only one energy carrier. More advanced energy systems with multiple energy carriers have been neglected, even though this field ought to be suitable for use of MCDA due to its high complexity, many decision makers and many conflicting criteria.
633 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a new paradigm for resource assessment called CLEWs (climate, land-use, energy and water strategies), which can help to remedy some of these shortcomings.
Abstract: Land, energy and water are our most precious resources, but the manner and extent to which they are exploited contributes to climate change. Meanwhile, the systems that provide these resources are themselves highly vulnerable to changes in climate. Efficient resource management is therefore of great importance, both for mitigation and for adaptation purposes. We postulate that the lack of integration in resource assessments and policy-making leads to inconsistent strategies and inefficient use of resources. We present CLEWs (climate, land-use, energy and water strategies), a new paradigm for resource assessments that we believe can help to remedy some of these shortcomings.
498 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify the different processes and mechanisms of urbanization that substantially affect urban structures as well as human behavior, and find that various mechanisms within the different sectors of the economy lead to a substantial increase in urban energy demand and to a change in the fuel mix.
496 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of the impacts that climate change may have throughout the energy chain and identify current knowledge gaps and areas for future research development, concluding that one of the greatest challenges is how to assess impacts which may occur as a consequence of the projected increase in the intensity of extreme weather events.
429 citations