A MULTIOBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF COOKING-ENERGY ALTERNATIVES

Fifteen cooking energy sources have been evaluated using nine objectiv es representing the energy-economy-environmental system. Scenario deve lopment and a sensitivity analysis have also been performed. While lig nite, LPG, natural gas, biogas, solar thermal, and decentralized elect ricity generation from fuelwood gasification are preferred, the use of kerosene and fuelwood requires efficiency improvements of cook stoves . Coal, soft coke, charcoal, photovoltaics, grid electricity, and elec tricity generated from biogas or diesel have not been preferred due to either high costs or low efficiencies.