Energy-Water Nexus: Balancing the Tradeoffs between Two-Level Decision Makers

Zhang, Xiaodong; Vesselinov, Velimir Valentinov

doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.156

Energy-Water Nexus: Balancing the Tradeoffs between Two-Level Decision Makers

Journal Article · Sat Sep 03 04:00:00 EDT 2016 · Applied Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.156· OSTI ID:1340931

Zhang, Xiaodong ^[1]; Vesselinov, Velimir Valentinov ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Computational Earth Science (EES-16), Earth and Environmental Sciences Division

Energy-water nexus has substantially increased importance in the recent years. Synergistic approaches based on systems-analysis and mathematical models are critical for helping decision makers better understand the interrelationships and tradeoffs between energy and water. In energywater nexus management, various decision makers with different goals and preferences, which are often conflicting, are involved. These decision makers may have different controlling power over the management objectives and the decisions. They make decisions sequentially from the upper level to the lower level, challenging decision making in energy-water nexus. In order to address such planning issues, a bi-level decision model is developed, which improves upon the existing studies by integration of bi-level programming into energy-water nexus management. The developed model represents a methodological contribution to the challenge of sequential decisionmaking in energy-water nexus through provision of an integrated modeling framework/tool. An interactive fuzzy optimization methodology is introduced to seek a satisfactory solution to meet the overall satisfaction of the two-level decision makers. The tradeoffs between the two-level decision makers in energy-water nexus management are effectively addressed and quantified. Application of the proposed model to a synthetic example problem has demonstrated its applicability in practical energy-water nexus management. Optimal solutions for electricity generation, fuel supply, water supply including groundwater, surface water and recycled water, capacity expansion of the power plants, and GHG emission control are generated. In conclusion, these analyses are capable of helping decision makers or stakeholders adjust their tolerances to make informed decisions to achieve the overall satisfaction of energy-water nexus management where bi-level sequential decision making process is involved.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1340931

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1692193

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--16-23511

Journal Information:: Applied Energy, Journal Name: Applied Energy Vol. 183; ISSN 0306-2619

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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