International Journal of Energy Sector Management: Volume 14 Issue 2

Natural gas consumption and economic growth nexus: an investigation for France

Sahbi Farhani, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between natural gas consumption and economic growth of France.

Deploying artificial neural networks for modeling energy demand: international evidence

Emmanuel Bannor B., Alex O. Acheampong

This paper aims to use artificial neural networks to develop models for forecasting energy demand for Australia, China, France, India and the USA.

Diffusion of residential RT solar – is lack of funds the real issue?

Ashwini Kumar Aggarwal, Asif Ali Syed, Sandeep Garg

Rooftop (RT) solar in India has grown to 4.4 GW by the end of March 2019 – but it is still under-performing vs national solar mission target of 40 GW. This paper aims to…

Analysis of an optimal hybrid power system for an off-grid community in Nigeria

Olubayo Moses Babatunde, Damilola Elizabeth Babatunde, Iheanacho Henry Denwigwe, Toyosi Beatrice Adedoja, Oluwaseye Samson Adedoja, Taiwo Emmanuel Okharedia

This study aims to analyze the effects of variations in annual real interest rates in the assessment of the techno-economic feasibility of a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES…

Global energy and geopolitical risk: behavior of oil markets

Abdullah Alqahtani, Michael Taillard

The question being assessed is whether changes in the degree of global geopolitical risk (GPR), as defined by the framework developed by Iacoviello (2018), can be used to improve…

CO2 intensity and GDP per capita

Rögnvaldur Hannesson

To investigate whether CO₂ intensity falls at a diminishing rate as countries grow richer.

Influence of situational factors on household’s energy consumption behaviour: Towards an effective energy policy

Aondoyila Kuhe, Danladi Yusufu Bisu

This paper aims to present a systematic scoping review of the influences of some situational factors on the energy consumption behaviour of households. Household’s energy choice…

Optimization and evaluation of a wind, solar and fuel cell hybrid system in supplying electricity to a remote district in national grid

Reza Alayi, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Atabak Najafi, Eskandar Jamali

The important factors, which should be considered in the design of a hybrid system of photovoltaic and wind energy are discussed in this study. The current load demand for…

Ownership and dynamic efficiency of petroleum firms: a new perspective

Evelyn Lamisi Asuah, Kwaku Ohene-Asare

The purpose of this study is to examine efficiency differences among petroleum firms based on their ownership status, with the aim of helping these firms understand how specific…

Conditional dependence structure between oil prices and international stock markets: Implication for portfolio management and hedging effectiveness

Wajdi Hamma, Bassem Salhi, Ahmed Ghorbel, Anis Jarboui

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the optimal hedging strategy of the oil-stock dependence structure.

Bioenergetic potential assessment of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy

Andrii Skrypnyk, Nataliia Klymenko, Mykola Talavyria, Anastasia Goray, Yurii Namiasenko

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the justification of objective assessment of the agricultural sector energetic potential, and the increasing of the accuracy of…

A hierarchical model to enhance financial and strategic performance of an oil and gas company in Malaysia

Deven Krishnan, Rafikul Islam, Suhaimi Mhd. Sarif

The purpose of this study intends to develop a hierarchical model through prioritisation of the core competencies with respect to competitive advantage, financial and strategic…