Abstract

Fossil fuels as the primary energy source create career opportunities, provide industries with vital raw material and energy resources, have harmful emissions to the environment and are also related to finite natural resources. They rely on them as the main source of energy supply is unsustainable. Sustainability assessment tools may be useful in developing a more sustainable scenario. However, the resiliency of nature is not taken into account in this linear assessment. The detrimental effect of these fuels on the environment during their life cycle would suggest transitioning from cradle-to-grave to the cradle-to-cradle lifecycle viewpoint. This study implements the Circular Economic (CE) in fossil fuel development to minimize the unsustainable effects and ensure the environment’s resiliency. In this context, three different fossil fuels are assessed based on the CE model’s proposed lifecycle phases to find out the most sustainable fossil fuel option. A case study is carried out in an industrial location with high-level decision-makers. CE criteria are evaluated based on the E-SWARA method to ensure the assessment’s reliability at this critical step. Next, a novel MCDM method, MARCOS, is applied to this study. Based on the results, gas is the most sustainable energy generation plant in the intended region.

摘要

化石燃料作为主要能源创造了就业机会，为工业提供了重要的原材料和能源资源，对环境产生有害排放，还与有限的自然资源有关。他们依靠它们作为主要的能源供应来源是不可持续的。可持续性评估工具可能有助于开发更可持续的情景。然而，在这个线性评估中没有考虑自然的弹性。这些燃料在其生命周期中对环境的不利影响表明从摇篮到坟墓转变为从摇篮到摇篮的生命周期观点。本研究在化石燃料开发中实施循环经济 (CE)，以尽量减少不可持续的影响并确保环境的弹性。在这种情况下，根据 CE 模型建议的生命周期阶段评估三种不同的化石燃料，以找出最可持续的化石燃料选择。案例研究是在一个有高层决策者的工业场所进行的。CE 标准基于 E-SWARA 方法进行评估，以确保评估在此关键步骤的可靠性。接下来，将一种新的 MCDM 方法 MARCOS 应用于本研究。根据结果​​，天然气是目标地区最可持续的能源发电厂。应用于本研究。根据结果​​，天然气是目标地区最可持续的能源发电厂。应用于本研究。根据结果​​，天然气是目标地区最可持续的能源发电厂。