Title: A web tool for sustainable energy communities

Authors: Vangelis Marinakis; Alexandra G. Papadopoulou; Haris Doukas; John Psarras

Addresses: Decision Support Systems Laboratory (EPU-NTUA), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 15780, Athens, Greece ' Decision Support Systems Laboratory (EPU-NTUA), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 15780, Athens, Greece ' Decision Support Systems Laboratory (EPU-NTUA), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 15780, Athens, Greece ' Decision Support Systems Laboratory (EPU-NTUA), School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 9, Iroon Polytechniou str., 15780, Athens, Greece

Abstract: Although the Covenant of Mayors (CoM) initiative embraces all regions and is not intended solely for large cities, fewer regions with rural characteristics have adhered to this initiative. In this respect, particular emphasis has to be laid on them towards 'greening' rural communities economies. The main aim of this paper is to present an interactive supportive framework realised into web application, thus consisting a tool for the elaboration of rural communities' sustainable energy action plan (SEAP). The web tool provides the necessary support to the user, in order to significantly reduce the required elaboration time for the SEAP's development.

Keywords: decision support; sustainable energy; rural development; web tools; action plans; baseline emission inventory; stakeholder engagement; scenario analysis; monitoring; Covenant of Mayors; CoM; rural communities; greening; green economics; sustainable development; sustainability.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIDS.2015.068115

International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences, 2015 Vol.7 No.1, pp.18 - 31

Published online: 31 Mar 2015 *

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