Fuel supplier selection for large scale UK bioenergy schemes

James A. Scott, William Ho, Prasanta K. Dey

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Abstract

This article presents a potential method to assist developers of future bioenergy schemes when selecting from available suppliers of biomass materials. The method aims to allow tacit requirements made on biomass suppliers to be considered at the design stage of new developments. The method used is a combination of the Analytical Hierarchy Process and the Quality Function Deployment methods (AHP-QFD). The output of the method is a ranking and relative weighting of the available suppliers which could be used to improve optimization algorithms such as linear and goal programming. The paper is at a conceptual stage and no results have been obtained. The aim is to use the AHP-QFD method to bridge the gap between treatment of explicit and tacit requirements of bioenergy schemes; allowing decision makers to identify the most successful supply strategy available.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorld Renewable Energy Congress 2011 - Sweden
Subtitle of host publication8-13 May 2011, Linköping, Sweden
Place of PublicationLinköping (SE)
Pages1-8
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-91-7393-070-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
EventWorld Renewable Energy Congress - Linköping, Sweden
Duration: 8 May 201113 May 2011

Publication series

NameLinköping Electronic Conference Proceedings
PublisherLinköping University Electronic Press
Number57
Volume1
ISSN (Print)1650-3686
ISSN (Electronic)1650-3740

Congress

CongressWorld Renewable Energy Congress
Abbreviated titleWREC 2011
Country/TerritorySweden
CityLinköping
Period8/05/1113/05/11

Bibliographical note

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Keywords

  • AHP
  • QFD
  • bioenergy
  • supplier selection

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