International Journal of Energy Sector Management: Volume 11 Issue 4

Integrating artificial neural network and imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA), to predict the energy consumption for land leveling

Isham Alzoubi, Mahmoud Delavar, Farhad Mirzaei, Babak Nadjar Arrabi

This work aims to determine the best linear model using an artificial neural network (ANN) with the imperialist competitive algorithm (ICA-ANN) and ANN to predict the energy…

Spatial difference analysis of residential energy consumption, income and carbon emissions in China

Yongxia Ding, Shuwen Niu

This paper aims to analyze the internal relationships and tendency of residential energy consumption, income and carbon emissions.

Short-term dynamics of day-ahead and intraday electricity prices

Georg Wolff, Stefan Feuerriegel

Since the liberalization of electricity markets in the European Union, prices are subject to market dynamics. Hence, understanding the short-term drivers of electricity prices is…

Fostering of innovation within green growth industries: How the Danish national innovation systems affect supply-network enabled innovation

Lone Kavin, Jan Stentoft

This paper aims to analyse how the political, relational and institutional contexts of the offshore wind industry affect supply-network-enabled innovation (SNEI) and to identify…

Improved TOPSIS method for power distribution network investment decision-making based on benefit evaluation indicator system

Dongxiao Niu, Zongyun Song, Meng Wang, Xinli Xiao

The aim of this paper is to review the current situation and existing problem, establish investment benefits evaluation indicator system and introduce synthetic approach degree…

Evaluating the environmental and economic impacts of one China’s HDR geothermal energy based heating system in a life cycle framework

Hongtao LIU

In recent years, fast urban expansion in China has stimulated rapid energy consumption growth and increased environmental pollution. Therefore, it is important to utilize clean…

Adoption of renewable energy technologies in Mexico: The role of cognitive factors and innovation attributes

Pável Reyes-Mercado, Rajagopal

This research aims to analyse cognitive factors, innovation attributes and their influence on adoption of solar renewable energy technologies (RETs) for urban households in…

Comparison of methods in estimating Weibull parameters for wind energy applications

Ijjou Tizgui, Fatima El Guezar, Hassane Bouzahir, Brahim Benaid

The purpose of this study is to select the most accurate and the most efficient method in estimating Weibull parameters at Agadir region in Morocco.

Innovation collaboration in the renewable offshore wind energy sector

Tove Brink

This paper aims to reveal how larger enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can enable innovation collaboration for enhanced competitiveness of the offshore…