Table 5 Summary of local weights of main criteria, sub-criteria and global weights of overall sub-criteria as analyzed in this study
Main criteria | Local weights of main criteria (%) | Sub-criteria | Local weights of sub-criteria (%) | Global weights of sub-criteria (%) | Min. weights (%) | Max. weights (%) | Standard deviation (SD) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Technical feasibility | 24.9 | Biomass availability and collectability | 38.9 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 18.0 | 5.58 |
Ethanol productivity | 31.6 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 17.2 | 5.83 | ||
Biomass logistics | 29.5 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 18.6 | 6.29 | ||
Subtotal | 100.0 | ||||||
Economic feasibility | 32.7 | Net present value | 24.1 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 22.6 | 6.95 |
Final price per liter of ethanol | 39.6 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 25.4 | 7.06 | ||
Added value of input materials | 36.3 | 11.9 | 2.2 | 26.8 | 8.49 | ||
Subtotal | 100.0 | ||||||
Social impacts | 17.3 | Job creation | 24.8 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 11.9 | 3.32 |
Food security | 34.5 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 12.6 | 3.86 | ||
Change in household income | 40.7 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 12.6 | 3.51 | ||
Subtotal | 100.0 | ||||||
Environmental impacts | 25.1 | Indirect land use change | 24.4 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 15.9 | 5.01 |
Greenhouse gas balance | 31.4 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 17.4 | 5.0 | ||
Net energy balance | 44.2 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 17.9 | 5.74 | ||
Subtotal | 100.0 | ||||||
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||||