Energy management techniques

Citation

Dey, P.K. (2015), "Energy management techniques", International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 9 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJESM-09-2015-0002

Energy management techniques

Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Volume 9, Issue 4

This issue presents a few techniques for managing issues and challenges of the energy industry in developed and developing countries. On one hand, the papers demonstrate quantitative methods such as multiple-criteria decision-making techniques, simulation tools and statistical techniques, and on the other hand, case studies and qualitative interviews are also demonstrated.

Motawa and Oladokun demonstrate interrelationship of variables of energy consumption and carbon emission in buildings through structure equation modelling using secondary data analysis. Sharma and Singh aim to detect abnormal energy usage by density-based micro spatial clustering of applications with noise clustering algorithm. Schmidt et al. examine both the technical feasibility and the commercial viability of several demand-side integration programmes in improving system reliability and assisting in integrating renewables into electric vehicles through optimization and economic analysis. Sony and Mekoth develop a new scale to measure the front-line employee adaptability within the Indian energy industry using structural equation modelling. Jayakumar et al. propose a novel bio-inspired search technique, Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm, to determine the preeminent power and heat dispatch of operating units that reduces cost of energy production and emissions. Davé et al. report on the experimentation of an integrated manufacturing and building model to improve energy efficiency using simulation modelling. Rehme et al. investigate the effect of public policy on innovation in the European electrical grid sector using multiple case studies of grid companies, their suppliers and other organizations in their business network. A study by Fallahtafti and Mahdavinejad shows that the optimized orientation of a building in Tehran strongly depends on its passive solar heat gain elements (PSHGEs), their orientation and their position in building; furthermore, glazing percentage amount, among the studied factors, plays the most important role in determining a building’s orientation. Fazliani and Charoenngam investigate the factors affecting the claim negotiations in Iranian oil and gas construction projects using Delphi and the analytic hierarchy process to provide better understanding of claim negotiations in Iranian oil and gas projects. Yang and Solgaard study, through an online questionnaire survey, whether and why residential energy consumers are willing to pay to offset the CO2 emission from electricity consumption.

In future, we will publish papers on energy supply chains covering both non-renewable and renewable energy systems. Prospective authors are encouraged to submit review papers and original empirical researches.

Prasanta Kumar Dey

Editor in Chief, Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK