TY - JOUR T1 - An Integrated Approach to the Assessment of Energy Conversion Plants AU - Mirandola, Alberto AU - Stoppato, Anna AU - Tonon, Simone PY - 2000 DA - September JF - International Journal of Thermodynamics PB - Uluslararası Uygulamalı Termodinamik Derneği İktisadi İşletmesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1301-9724 SP - 111 EP - 119 VL - 3 IS - 3 LA - en AB - An integrated approach to the assessment of energy systems behaviour with regard to energetic, economic and environmental viewpoints is suggested. For each aspect, suitable performance indicators are defined, evaluated and then normalised in order that the same numerical value is calculated for qualitatively equivalent performances even if related to different aspects; application of these indicators can address policy makers, designers and plant operators towards a fair compromise among such important aspects. In this paper the method is applied to different types of plants (thermal power, gas-steam combined, co-generative, geo-thermal power, hydroelectric) and results are compared and discussed. The procedure can be effective in both determining standard performances for each class of plants and analysing the deviations of a particular plant from the average behaviour of its class.A primary version of this paper was presented at the ECOS’00 Conference in Enschede, July 5-7, 2000  KW - multicriteria approach KW - exergy KW - thermoeconomics KW - emergy UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ijot/article/76589 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/65566 ER -