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Title: Multi-Metric Sustainability Analysis

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1167056· OSTI ID:1167056
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)

A readily accessible framework that allows for evaluating impacts and comparing tradeoffs among factors in energy policy, expansion planning, and investment decision making is lacking. Recognizing this, the Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA) funded an exploration of multi-metric sustainability analysis (MMSA) to provide energy decision makers with a means to make more comprehensive comparisons of energy technologies. The resulting MMSA tool lets decision makers simultaneously compare technologies and potential deployment locations.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis (JISEA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1167056
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-6A20-61719
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English