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Table 1 Overview of selected sustainability assessment studies of energy technologies and systems

From: Sustainability assessments of energy scenarios: citizens’ preferences for and assessments of sustainability indicators

Selection of indicators

Assessment of indicators

Social indicators used

Total number of indicators

References

Selection based on the following principles:

- Systemic

- Consistency

- Interdependency Measurability

- Comparability

-Delphi method with experts

Procedures to obtain

Weights of indicators:

- the variance degree of criteria

- independency of criteria

- subjective preferences decision-makers

- Social acceptability

- Job creation

- Social benefits

- Technical: 7

- Economic: 9

- Environmental: 9

- Social: 4

- Total: 29

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Literature review

- Multi-attribute value theory

- Equal weighting

- Different preferences for sustainability indicators using three indicators; different runs where each indicator is given a different preference

- Security and diversity of supply

- Acceptability

- Health and safety

- Intergenerational issues

- Environmental: 10

- Economic: 3

- Social: 4

- Total: 17

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Literature review based on following criteria:

- Reflect sustainability concept

- Measurability with respect to specific sustainability goals

- Availability of timely information

- Availability of reliable information

- Reflection of a strategic view

- Offer references on systems optimization

- Reflects longevity of system design

Fuzzy analytical hierarchical process, including pairwise comparisons of alternatives with respect to attributes in a matrix

- Job creation

- Benefitted residents

- Environmental: 5

- Economic: 3

- Social: 2

- Total: 10

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- Literature review

- informal discussions with stakeholders

- Final selection by researchers based on following criteria:

- Systemic

- Independency

- Consistency

- Measurability

- Comparability

Weighted sum multi-attribute utility method. Indicator weights were established through a survey of 62 academics

- Job creation

- Human health

- Social acceptability

- External supply risk

Economic: 1

Technical: 3

Environmental: 2

Socio-political: 4

Total: 10

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- Literature review

- Inclusion of decision-makers

- Final selection based on availability of qualitative and quantitative data

Linear preference functions as part of the method Prometee

- energy costs

- contribution to economy

- social acceptability

Technical: 3

Environmental: 3

Socio-economic: 3

Total: 9

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