Table 2 Assessment of energy alternatives
From: A systematic approach for assessment of renewable energy using analytic hierarchy process
Energy alternatives | Criteria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cost | Maximum capacity | Environmental impact | Job creation | Security | |
Efficiency | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Solar | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Wind | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Geothermal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Biomass | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Nuclear | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hydroelectric | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |