Adopting Multiactor Multicriteria Analysis for the Evaluation of Energy Scenarios

The assessment of future options and pathways for sustainable energy systems requires considering multiple techno-economic, ecological social issues. Multicriteria analysis methods, which are useful tools that aid decision processes involving various even conflicting qualitative quantitative criteria, could support such comprehensive analyses. With regard to policies, the key actors stakeholders’ acceptance emerging innovative technologies generating, converting storing electricity, heat fuels is crucial their implementation. multiactor multicriteria (MAMCA) methodology was developed involve stakeholders with vastly different views objectives when addressing complex societal problems. We extend MAMCA include outranking approach PROMETHEE, allows us explicitly consider in evaluation process. method PROMETHEE applied a case study four transition providing electricity bioenergy village Germany. explicit mapping at hand an illustrative help researchers makers greatly systems; it also applicable other contexts requiring extensive stakeholder involvement where criteria be considered simultaneously. detailed sensitivity provided by extension not only reveals trade-offs allowing each group develop its own set weights but indicates compromise options.