scholarly journals An Integrated Approach for Fuzzy-Dynamic Multi-Attribute Group Decision Making With Application in Renewable Energy

IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 145092-145106
Author(s):  
Tarifa S. Almulhim ◽  
Igor Barahona
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Integrated Approach

scholarly journals Opening up the Black Box of Group Decision-Making on Solar Energy: The Case of Strata Buildings in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith C. M. Roodenrijs ◽  
Dries L. T. Hegger ◽  
Heleen L. P. Mees ◽  
Peter Driessen
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Group Decision Making ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Decision Making Processes

The adoption of solar energy is lagging behind in urban areas worldwide. Although the literature on energy transition is abundant, it has been focused mostly at the systems level. Few studies have addressed on-the-ground implementation. This paper examines a specific but prominent example of such on-the-ground practice: decision-making processes in strata buildings whose owners are organized in a (home) owners’ association. These buildings constitute a significant proportion of the housing stock in European cities, and hence their role in energy transition cannot be underestimated. In strata buildings, homeowners have to reach an agreement before renewable energy measures can be implemented. These related group decision-making processes are still a black box, however. We constructed a tentative framework based on a review of group decision-making and applied literature, which we validated and refined using a survey and in-depth interviews with (home) owners’ associations in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Our study aimed to explore what the stimuli and barriers for the adoption of renewable energy measures in group settings are. Our empirical findings suggest that leadership and information processing are key factors that explain the outcomes of group decision-making processes. Whereas many are convinced that energy transitions are technically possible, their day-to-day implementation has proven to be complicated. For energy transitions to succeed, the recognition of key factors that explain the outcomes of group decision-making needs to be taken into account.

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