Sustainability assessment of the Locally Integrated Energy Sectors for a Slovenian municipality

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作者
Kostevsek, Anja [1 ]
Klemes, Jiri Jaromir [1 ]
Varbanov, Petar Sabev [1 ]
Cucek, Lidija [2 ]
Petek, Janez [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pannonia, Ctr Proc Integrat & Intensificat CPI2, Res Inst Chem & Proc Engn MUKKI, Fac Informat Technol, HU-8200 Veszprem, Hungary
[2] Univ Maribor, Fac Chem & Chem Engn, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia
[3] Local Energy Agcy Spodnje Podravje, SI-2250 Ptuj, Slovenia
关键词
Sustainability assessment; Locally Integrated Energy Sectors (LIES); Sustainability metrics for LIES evaluation; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; INDICATORS; CHALLENGES; CRITERIA; SYSTEMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.04.008
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Present day energy policies are increasingly being focused towards local energy systems. Local communities may be more effective when implementing energy objectives due to the lower losses of energy during transmissions, closer contact with the end-users, and also greater support from local decision makers. Different tools, approaches and concepts are available for achieving greater energy efficiency within local energy systems. One of them is the Locally Integrated Energy Sectors (LIES) concept that provides energy integration with end-users from various sectors such as the industry, service, household, agriculture, transport and public sectors within a particular geographical area. LIES could well contribute towards lower energy consumption, novel opportunities for sustainable energy supply, decreased negative impact on the environment and consequently towards the amplification of sustainable development (SD) regarding local communities. The presented research focused on developing suitable metrics for evaluating the sustainability of LIES. These metrics are comprised of general sustainability indicators grouped into four major categories: energy, environmental, economic, and social. The applicability of the proposed metrics for LIES evaluation is illustrated by a case study of the district heating system within the Ormo2 municipality in Slovenia. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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