An IVIF-Distance Measure and Relative Closeness Coefficient-Based Model for Assessing the Sustainable Development Barriers to Biofuel Enterprises in India

Biofuel can become a favorable sustainable energy resource in India by relieving conventional fossil fuels. However, biofuel enterprises (BEs) are still the preliminary phase because of development barriers (SDBs) environmental, technological, economic, social, and regulatory aspects. In paper, nineteen SDBs to biofuels identified studying literature decision experts’ (DEs’) views. Considering involvement multiple tangible non-tangible barriers, assessment BEs be taken as multi-attribute decision-analysis (MADA) problem. Since ambiguity imprecision generally ensue BEs, doctrine interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IVIFSs) has been recognized more sensible proficient way tackle uncertain MADA problems. Then, an integrated approach with IVIF-distance measure IVIF-relative closeness coefficient models is presented form associations between recognize most important SDBs. The outcomes this study show that four SDBs, i.e., “lack effective storage facilities (EC-2), lack investors (EC-3), technical issues associated conversion technologies (T-2), trust local societies, agencies, developers (S-4)” leading obstacles. paper also discusses some policies utilized managing stage DEs articulate guidelines for operational exclusion enterprises.