Multi-Criteria Analysis for Biomass Utilization Applying Data Envelopment Analysis

Abstract

This paper aimed to consider about material-recycling, preventing global warming, and economic efficiency on preset and planed 195 Biomass Towns applying DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis), which can evaluate operational efficiency entities such as private companies or projects. In the results, although the Biomass Town can recycle material efficiently, it was clarified that preventing global warming and business profitability was brushed off like it in Biomass Town Design. Moreover, from the point of view of operational efficiency, we suggested an improvement of the Biomass Town scale for more efficiency-enhancing applying DEA. We found that applying DEA was able to catch more improvements or indicator as compared with cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis.