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550. Elaboration of a Multi-Dimensional Decision Support System for Strategic Energy Planning: Application to Production and Trade of Green Hydrogen
Invited abstract in session MD-47: How to support complex decisions. Negotiating the trade-off between Social, Environmental and Economic values 2, stream Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis.
Monday, 14:30-16:00Room: 50 (building: 324)
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Maria Cristina Pinto
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| Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino - RSE SpA | |
| 2. | Maria Gaeta
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| Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico – RSE SpA | |
| 3. | Piero Boccardo
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| Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino | |
| 4. | Stefano Corgnati
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| Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino |
Abstract
Even if energy-based, the transition towards decarbonization is a multi-dimensional process evolving over time and space and related to the broader social, techno-economic, environmental, and geopolitical aspects. While facing the uptake of new technologies or strategies in the energy system framework, it is important to address this complexity, to support policymakers in strategic planning.
In this regard, the work aims to elaborate a structured science-based decision-making approach, through the exploitation of different instruments and tools, i.e. multi-criteria decision methods, spatial analyses, modelling of energy scenarios. A three-step procedure is developed, based on the evaluation of three concepts: (i) predisposition, through the application of a Multi-criteria Analysis; (ii) multi-dimensional suitability, exploiting a Multi-criteria Spatial Decision Support System; (iii) competitiveness, by modelling energy scenarios.
Elaborated to be scalable and replicable for different strategic energy planning processes, the approach is exploited to assess if and how (i) North African countries are predisposed to green hydrogen production, (ii) North African areas are suitable for green hydrogen production, (iii) the trade to Europe can be competitive in the long-term. This approach allows to investigate the multi-dimensional patterns of the transition and its key players like hydrogen, through heterogeneous instruments able to express the heterogeneity of the process.
Keywords
- Energy Policy and Planning
- Decision Support Systems
- Strategic Planning and Management
Status: accepted
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