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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/CC9C9560-C517-4097-9602-3D9294ABF15C | ||
| Year | 2023 | ||
| Type of Item | Master Thesis | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | Vasileios Papageorgiou, "Sustainability assessment of electricity generation sources", Master Thesis, School of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece, 2023 https://doi.org/10.26233/heallink.tuc.96872 | ||
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Energy is an important driver of human development, but its generation and use are associated with environmental pollution and degradation of natural resources. Electricity is one the main components of global energy use. Its consumption is growing rapidly according to the trend of global electrification and automation. In this thesis we analyze various environmental and human aspects of sustainability for different sources of electric energy, such as hydro power, fossil and nuclear fuels and so on. We define indicators pertaining to these sustainability aspects and collect data for each energy source. The indicators are combined into an overall sustainability index using fuzzy logic. A comparison of the energy sources in terms of sustainability is presented. A sensitivity analysis reveals the most important indicators affecting the sustainability of each source.
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