SELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE MARINE FUEL TECHNOLOGY BASED ON LITERATURE REVIEW BY APPLYING APPROPRIATE MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING METHOD

Abstract

The use of alternative fuel in ships can help alleviate high carbon emissions and adverse environmental consequences produced by the maritime industry. Due to the complexity of assessing many performance factors and lack of information, it is challenging for decision-makers to select the best sustainable alternative energy source for shipping from various options. Nevertheless, alternative energy decisions can be supported, and contradicting impacts can be analyzed with MCDM methodologies. This study focuses on applying decision-making processes for sustainable energy development concerns. A systematic review of published papers in the Scopus database on alternative fuel technologies and MCDM approaches from 2001 to 2021 has been conducted. All the selected articles were sorted by application area and process. In classifying the scientific journal articles and in-depth analysis, a SWOT analysis of MCDM techniques is offered. Convincing data support the conclusion that MCDM methods help decision-makers select appropriate fuel technology and are widely utilized in practice.