Editorial

Citation

Subhes C. Bhattacharrya, D. and Prasanta K. Dey, D. (2008), "Editorial", International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 2 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijesm.2008.32802daa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Volume 2, Issue 4

This fourth issue of the second volume marks the end of two years of existence of the journal. A new journal takes time to establish itself but luckily for us the second year proved to be very encouraging. We are now receiving a steady flow of quality papers covering various aspect of energy sector management. Our efforts to shorten the publication cycle continue. Despite our limited control over the time reviewers take to provide their comments and suggestions on the papers, we are committed to provide quick feedback to the authors and to publish their works as quickly as possible.

The last issue of the second year contains five research papers. The first focuses on the safety perceptions about offshore helicopter travel with a specific focus on the UK offshore oil industry. Helicopter travel is a less analysed area specifically from an energy industry perspective. This paper provides interesting insights that could be useful in other country contexts as well.

The second paper presents the design and simulation of a hybrid PV and wind turbine system for electric power supply to a medium voltage distribution grid. As the focus shifts to renewable energies, the issue of dealing with intermittent supply of electricity from renewable energies gains importance. A hybrid system such as that analysed in this paper provides a more reliable supply than the individual system. This paper offers a practical, flexible and cost-effective system that contributes in a positive way in finding appropriate renewable energy solutions.

The third paper proposes a hybrid technique for forecasting price profiles in deregulated electricity markets. The hybrid model is based on the Wavelet Transform and multiple linear regression and is implemented for one day-ahead price forecasting of the Australian National Electricity Market. The authors find the hybrid model improves forecasting accuracy.

The fourth paper uses scenario planning and group decision support system to analyse the future development of the biomass market. The exercise reveals that there is great potential for significantly increasing biomass use for energy purposes and that bio-mass market will develop and grow rapidly.

The fifth paper employs a general equilibrium model to analyse the potential of demand-side management (DSM) programmes in the household segment of Thailand. The authors consider implementation of the DSM programme with and without the Clean Development Mechanism option. It is found that the CDM option improves the welfare aspect of the DSM programme but scaling up of the programme beyond an optimal level is expected to be counter-productive.

Dr Subhes C. Bhattacharrya and Dr Prasanta K. Dey