Assessing the renewable energy producers' environment in EU accession member states

Patlitzianas, KD; Ntotas, K; Doukas, H; Psarras, J

dc.contributor.author	Patlitzianas, KD	en
dc.contributor.author	Ntotas, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Doukas, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:56Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	0196-8904	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17834
dc.subject	Accession member states	en
dc.subject	Decision making	en
dc.subject	Renewable energy producers	en
dc.subject.classification	Thermodynamics	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.classification	Mechanics	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Nuclear	en
dc.subject.other	Decision making	en
dc.subject.other	Deregulation	en
dc.subject.other	Energy policy	en
dc.subject.other	Laws and legislation	en
dc.subject.other	Accession member states	en
dc.subject.other	European Union (EU)	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy producers	en
dc.subject.other	Renewable energy resources	en
dc.title	Assessing the renewable energy producers' environment in EU accession member states	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.enconman.2006.08.014	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2006.08.014	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	One of the most important elements of renewable energy sources development in the accession member states of the European Union (EU) is the enhancement of the related producers. However, the success of the stated energy companies is based on the formulation of an up to date operational environment in each member state. Indeed, the dynamic environment of renewable energy producers in the EU accession member states is less mature than the environment of the 15 EU member states and is still developing due to the lower social acceptance and public awareness, the fact that the Kyoto Protocol is not a top priority yet as well as the absence of appropriate financial resources. The main aim of this paper is to present an integrated approach of qualitative judgments for assessing the renewable energy producers' operational environment of the fourteen (14) different member states of the EU accession. The current approach, which is based on a multi-criteria decision making methodology of quantifying multiple qualitative judgments, takes into account the many opportunities and threats that the energy market's ""new parameters"" involve, namely the continuously growing tendency to deregulate the energy market and the climate change. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Energy Conversion and Management	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.enconman.2006.08.014	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000244495000023	en
dc.identifier.volume	48	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	890	en
dc.identifier.epage	897	en