Local Renewable Energy Planning: A Participatory Multi-Criteria Approach

Authors: HERACLES POLATIDIS¹; DIAS HARALAMBOPOULOS¹

Source: Energy Sources, Volume 26, Number 13, November 2004 , pp. 1253-1264(12)

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Abstract:

Renewable energy sources today can provide a promising alternative to conventional power generation, provided some economic, institutional, social and technical barriers could be overcome, and the appropriate planning instruments for their deployment are developed. In Greece, contemporary practice seems inadequate to address the multiple character of renewables and the need to 'open up' the decision-making process to actively include all stakeholders. A number of case studies has been examined in order to formulate a new regulatory framework. The results suggested that participatory multi-criteria decision aiding techniques can capture renewable energy and local stakeholders values as reflected in the weights and criteria. A new framework is established and proposed as a complement to current practice.

Keywords: decision-making; Greece; multi-criteria; public participation; renewable energy planning

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00908310490441584

Affiliations: 1: Dept. of Environmental Studies, University of the Aegean, Mytilene, Greece