Impact of social costing on the competitiveness of renewable energies: the case of Crete

Is small beautiful? A multicriteria assessment of small-scale energy technology applications in local governments

“…In this respect the results of this study compare to those of Mirasgedis et al (2000) who found that methods which considered only the internal costs and benefits gave results which were different to those when the wider costs and benefits associated with a technology were considered. As such the results of our study add to the debate surrounding the use of multi-criteria methods of project appraisal as opposed to the use of the cost benefit analysis, which traditionally considers only financial aspects, although the process of contingent valuation is often used to attempt to value environmental and social costs for use in cost benefit analysis.…”

Combining hydro and variable wind power generation by means of pumped-storage under economically viable terms

“…The Aegean Archipelago consists of many scattered islands which present peak load demand from a few hundred kW up to approximately 700 MW with most of them facing insufficient generation problems on the basis of several black-outs especially during the summer when the tourism is increased [1]. The electricity generation is currently based mostly on thermal power plants (diesel engines and gas turbines) which emit considerable amounts of air pollutants [2] and operate at very high production costs ( Fig.…”

Marine current energy devices: Current status and possible future applications in Ireland

“…The cost of electricity generation using MCEDs is relatively high in comparison to conventional generating systems. However these costs should be considered in the following context [62]:…”