Sustainability performance comparison of energy production technologies

This study fulfills two purposes. The potential of various renewable resources is first assessed, and then an assessment process for selecting the most sustainable RES is developed. This model takes into consideration six main alternatives: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, and concentrated solar power (CSP) as well as 12 sub-alternatives. An evaluation model is also built using a multi-perspective techniques centered on Entropy weighted, CRITIC, and CODAS methodologies. This model consists of four main criteria as well as 10 sub-criteria. According to the analysis, renewable resources appear to have significant potential for constructing a sustainable electrical system. This model also ranks the RES, demonstrating that DAM which is a hydropower sub-technology is the most sustainable resource.