International Journal of Energy Sector Management: Volume 13 Issue 3

Comparison of time series approaches for prediction of energy consumption focusing on greenhouse gases emission in Iran

Maryam Doroodi, Alireza Mokhtar

The purpose of this paper is to predict the amount of energy consumption by using a suitable statistical method in some sectors and energy carriers, which has shown a significant…

Challenges facing the implementation of the national natural gas policy in Tanzania

Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge, Lingling Zhang, Witness Gerald Mushi

This study aims to investigate the challenges facing the implementation of the natural gas policy in Tanzania.

Do characteristics of the regulatory content have different impact on the risk in the electricity sector?

Marinês Taffarel, Wesley Vieira da Silva, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Ademir Clemente, Julio Cezar Mairesse Siluk

The purpose of this study is to determine if the Brazilian electricity sector is differently affected by the characteristics of the content in the regulatory legislation.

Factors driving Indian consumer’s purchase intention of roof top solar

Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal, Asif Ali Syed, Sandeep Garg

The solar energy sector has been growing with dramatic reduction in commercial pricing, improved efficiencies and improved deployments/usage conveniences. The purpose of this…

Explaining the role of technology in the dynamics of the players business models in the global oil playground

Shiva Ebneyamini, Reza Bandarian

Technology is named as the most important element of creating the competitive edge in today’s turbulent environment and a key factor of survival in technology-intensive…

The relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth: The case of Bulgaria

Hamit Can, Özge Korkmaz

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between renewable energy and economic growth of Bulgaria.

Microreactors: ‘micro’managing our macro energy demands

Olivia Rossi, Arvind Chandrasekaran

The purpose of this paper is to answer this question by discussing the practicality of implementing microreactor technology towards large-scale renewable energy generation, as…

Energy consumption and agricultural economic growth in Pakistan: is there a nexus?

Abbas Ali Chandio, Yuansheng Jiang, Abdul Rehman

This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between energy consumption and agricultural economic growth in Pakistan over the period from 1984 to 2016.

Predicting power for home appliances based on climatic conditions

Jasmeet Kaur, Anju Bala

Power management in households has become the periodic issue for electric suppliers and household occupants. The number of electronic appliances is increasing day by day in every…

Causes of delay in Iranian oil and gas projects: a root cause analysis

Rateb Sweis, Alireza Moarefi, Mahmood Hosseini Amiri, Soad Moarefi, Rawan Saleh

The international energy agency states that the world’s primary energy needs are expected to grow to 55 per cent until 2030. Therefore, oil and gas industry as the main energy…

Fault location in distribution network using travelling waves

Ranjeet Kumar, D. Saxena

An electrical power distribution network is expected to deliver uninterrupted power supply to the customers. The disruption in power supply occurs whenever there is a fault in the…

Evaluating the service quality of solar product companies using SERVQUAL model

Vikas Kumar, Bikramjit Singh Hundal

This study aims to consider a five-factor model to evaluate the service quality of solar product companies in the context of rural Punjab (India) and validate the proposed model…

Do the rich pollute more? Mexican household consumption by income level and CO2 emissions

Mónica Santillán Vera, Angel de la Vega Navarro

The purpose of this paper is to quantitatively examine if varying household consumption activities at different income levels drove CO₂ emissions to different degrees in Mexico…

Multi-energy combined peak dispatching system synthetic benefit evaluation based on variable weight theory and matter-element extension model

Zongyun Song, Jian Zhang, XInli Xiao, Dongxiao Niu

To improve power system peak dispatching ability, connecting energy-storage device such as electric vehicle (EV) and regenerative electric heater (REH) to power grid is a good…

Energy efficiency of Iran buildings: a SWOT-ANP approach

M. Khojaste-Sarakhsi, Seyed Hassan Ghodsypour, S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi, H. Dashtaki-Hesari

The purpose of this paper is to analyze strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of energy efficiency improvement of Iran building sector and develop strategies…

The nexus of electricity access, population growth, economic growth in Pakistan and projection through 2040: An ARDL to co-integration approach

Abdul Rehman

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between electricity access, population growth and economic growth in Pakistan.