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The energy production activity can generate negative effects on the environment which must be taken into account. The traditional assessment models of environmental sustainability are in many cases affected by uncertainty. Fuzzy-sets have evidenced to be able to deal very well with uncertainty. In this paper an index based on an intelligent fuzzy inference system is proposed to assess the impact on the environment of the most important electricity power production technologies.
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Cavallaro, F. (2020). Development of a Index for Sustainable Energy Technologies Based on an Intelligent Fuzzy Expert System. In: Marino, D., Monaca, M. (eds) Economic and Policy Implications of Artificial Intelligence. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 288. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45340-4_10
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