Assessment and Simulation Tools for Sustainable Energy Systems: Theory and Applications

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Sustainability Assessment of Solar Technologies Based on Linguistic Information....Pages 3-25
Photovoltaic Plants Selection on an Insular Grid Using Multicriteria Outranking Tools: Application in Corsica Island (France)....Pages 27-54
Assessment of Green Energy Alternatives Using Fuzzy ANP....Pages 55-77
Decision Criteria for Optimal Location of Solar Plants: Photovoltaic and Thermoelectric....Pages 79-91
A Multi-Attribute Model for Wind Farm Location Combining Cloud and Utility Theories....Pages 93-105
Territorial Design for Matching Green Energy Supply and Energy Consumption: The Case of Turkey....Pages 107-128
A Cumulative Belief Degree Approach for Prioritization of Energy Sources: Case of Turkey....Pages 129-151
MCDA: Measuring Robustness as a Tool to Address Strategic Wind Farms Issues....Pages 153-182
Assessment of Energy Efficiency Technologies: Case of Heat Pump Water Heaters....Pages 183-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
A Fuzzy Paradigm for the Sustainability Evaluation of Energy Systems....Pages 205-224
Artificial Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms for the Modeling, Simulation, and Performance Prediction of Solar Energy Systems....Pages 225-245
Artificial Neural Network Based Methodologies for the Estimation of Wind Speed....Pages 247-266
The Use of Genetic Algorithms to Solve the Allocation Problems in the Life Cycle Inventory....Pages 267-284
Design and Implementation of Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm Using Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithm....Pages 285-307
Front Matter....Pages 309-309
Simulation and Renewable Energy Systems....Pages 311-331
Combining Mathematical Programming and Monte Carlo Simulation to Deal with Uncertainty in Energy Project Portfolio Selection....Pages 333-356
Value Stream Maps for Industrial Energy Efficiency....Pages 357-379
Assessment of Energy Efficiency in Lean Transformation: A Simulation Based Improvement Methodology....Pages 381-394
Socio-Effective Value of Bio-Diesel Production....Pages 395-422
Back Matter....Pages 423-427