A fuzzy multi-criteria approach for evaluating biofuels feedstocks

Author

Ziolkowska, Jadwiga R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Agric. & Resource Econ., Univ. of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

6-8 Aug. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, we develop a fuzzy holistic approach evaluating the conventional and advanced biofuels feedstocks in meeting multiple economic, environmental and social criteria of the biofuels policies and capturing the uncertainties of policy evaluation and design processes. We use a multi-criteria approach PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment Evaluations) and fuzzy set theory to show how missing information, fuzziness, and ambiguity in decision making processes can be internalized in the process of creating a sustainable biofuels policy.

Keywords

biofuel; decision making; economics; fuzzy set theory; operations research; PROMETHEE; biofuels feedstock evaluation; decision making process; fuzzy holistic approach; fuzzy multicriteria approach; fuzzy set theory; preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations; sustainable biofuels policy; Algae; Biofuels; Economics; Fuzzy set theory; Global warming; Production; Switches; biofuels; decision making; fuzzy set theory; multi-criteria analysis; policy evaluation; uncertainties;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Fuzzy Information Processing Society (NAFIPS), 2012 Annual Meeting of the North American

Conference_Location

Berkeley, CA

ISSN

pending

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2336-9

Electronic_ISBN

pending

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAFIPS.2012.6290972

Filename

6290972