Decision support system for sustainable hydrogen production: case study of Saudi Arabia

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dc.contributor.authorKaheel, Sultan
dc.contributor.authorFallatah, Gasem
dc.contributor.authorLuk, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Khalifa Aliyu
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Zhenhua
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-16T14:41:25Z
dc.date.available2024-12-16T14:41:25Z
dc.date.freetoread2024-12-16
dc.date.issued2025-02
dc.date.pubOnline2024-11-29
dc.description.abstractThe global energy sector is undergoing a transition towards sustainable sources, with hydrogen emerging as a promising alternative due to its high energy content and clean-burning properties. The integration of hydrogen into the energy landscape represents a significant advancement towards a cleaner, greener future. This paper introduces an innovative decision support system (DSS) that combines multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) and decision tree methodologies to optimize hydrogen production decisions in emerging economies, using Saudi Arabia as a case study. The proposed DSS, developed using MATLAB Web App Designer tools, evaluates various scenarios related to demand and supply, cost and profit margins, policy implications, and environmental impacts, with the goal of balancing economic viability and ecological responsibility. The study's findings highlight the potential of this DSS to guide policymakers and industry stakeholders in making informed, scalable, and flexible hydrogen production decisions that align with sustainable development goals. The novel DSS framework integrates two key influencing factors technical and logistical by considering components such as data management, modeling, analysis, and decision-making. The analysis component employs statistical and economic methods to model and assess the costs and benefits of eleven strategic scenarios, while the decision-making component uses these results to determine the most effective strategies for implementing hydrogen production to minimize risks and uncertainties.
dc.description.journalNameEnergy for Sustainable Development
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors acknowledge the funding from Ministry of Energy Saudi Arabia
dc.identifier.citationKaheel S, Fallatah G, Luk P, et al., (2025) Decision support system for sustainable hydrogen production: case study of Saudi Arabia. Energy for Sustainable Development, Volume 84, February 2024, Article number 101603
dc.identifier.eissn2352-4669
dc.identifier.elementsID560111
dc.identifier.issn0973-0826
dc.identifier.paperNo101603
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101603
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23291
dc.identifier.volumeNo84
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082624002291?via%3Dihub
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject44 Human Society
dc.subject7 Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject12 Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subject40 Engineering
dc.subject44 Human society
dc.subjectHydrogen economy
dc.subjectMarket penetration feasibility
dc.subjectProduction capacity
dc.subjectCost and efficiency
dc.subjectStrategic planning
dc.subjectHydrogen energy influencing factors
dc.titleDecision support system for sustainable hydrogen production: case study of Saudi Arabia
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2024-11-20

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