A roadmap for selecting host countries of wind energy projects in the framework of the clean development mechanism

Georgiou, P; Tourkolias, C; Diakoulaki, D

dc.contributor.author	Georgiou, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Tourkolias, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Diakoulaki, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:44:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:44:47Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	1364-0321	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/37159
dc.subject	Baseline emission factor	en
dc.subject	Clean development mechanism	en
dc.subject	ELECTRE III	en
dc.subject	Kyoto Protocol	en
dc.subject	Multicriteria analysis	en
dc.subject	Wind energy	en
dc.subject.classification	Energy & Fuels	en
dc.subject.other	Economic analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Investments	en
dc.subject.other	Power generation	en
dc.subject.other	Profitability	en
dc.subject.other	Project management	en
dc.subject.other	Baseline emission factor	en
dc.subject.other	Clean development mechanism (CDM)	en
dc.subject.other	Kyoto Protocol (KP)	en
dc.subject.other	Multicriteria analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Wind power	en
dc.title	A roadmap for selecting host countries of wind energy projects in the framework of the clean development mechanism	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.rser.2006.11.001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2006.11.001	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents a stepwise evaluation procedure for assessing the attractiveness of different developing countries to host projects on clean technologies in the framework of the clean development mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol (KP). The present analysis focuses on wind energy projects and examines a set of developing countries in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Northern Africa. The proposed approach proceeds to the gradual exclusion of candidate countries that do not satisfy fundamental technical and economic conditions influencing the profitability of the project. In the last stage, the countries presenting the highest return are evaluated with respect to a wider set of criteria denoting the ease of making business in each country. The outcome of the evaluation procedure is to identify the most appealing investment opportunities deserving a more detailed techno-economic analysis following the guidelines of the CDM. The obtained results are also useful in order to highlight the most critical factors influencing the economic return of wind energy projects under the framework of the flexible mechanisms of the KP. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.rser.2006.11.001	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000254264700004	en
dc.identifier.volume	12	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	712	en
dc.identifier.epage	731	en