International Journal of Energy Sector Management: Volume 18 Issue 4

The impact of private equity investment and renewable energy on environmental degradation: evidence from BRICS countries

Kunjana Malik, Sakshi Sharma

Large-scale industrialization, growth and development have come at the cost of severe environmental degradation, primarily measured in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. Apart…

Price and income elasticities of industrial electricity demand in Brazil: estimates and implications of COVID-19

Luís Oscar Silva Martins, Inara Rosa de Amorim, Vinicius de Araújo Mendes, Marcelo Santana Silva, Francisco Gaudencio Mendonça Freires, Ednildo Andrade Torres

This study aims to examine the price and income elasticities of short- and long-run industrial electricity demand in Brazil between 2003 and 2020. The research also examines the…

Investigation of the feasibility of microgrid under three operational configurations using whale optimization algorithm

Haider Jouma Touma, Muhamad Mansor, Muhamad Safwan Abd Rahman, Yong Jia Ying, Hazlie Mokhlis

This study aims to investigate the feasibility of proposed microgrid (MG) that comprises photovoltaic, wind turbines, battery energy storage and diesel generator to supply a…

Sustainability of renewable energy production: empirical evidence from developing and middle-income countries

Bismark Osei, Agbemavor Korsi Fiagbe, Evans Kulu

This study aims to examine the appropriate measures needed toward achieving sustainability of renewable energy production among developing and middle-income countries.

The role of renewable energy on life expectancy: evidence from method of moments quantile regression based on G-7 countries data

Nooshin Karimi Alavijeh, Mohammad Taher Ahmadi Shadmehri, Fatemeh Dehdar, Samane Zangoei, Nazia Nazeer

While science has researched the impact of air pollution on human health, the economic dimension of it has been less researched so far. Renewable energy consumption is an…

Forecasting law enforcement frequency of internet+ coal mine safety supervision

Yuzhen Long, Chunli Yang, Xiangchun Li, Weidong Lu, Qi Zhang, Jiaxing Gao

Coal is the basic energy and essential resource in China, which is crucial to the economic lifeline and energy security of the country. Coal mining has been ever exposed to…

Measuring energy-based environmental efficiency of buildings using data envelopment analysis models - a hospital application case

Ali Koç, Serap Ulusam Seçkiner

This study aims to investigate environmental efficiency based on energy change by using energy-related or nonenergy-related variables by reckoning with months and years as…

Does foreign direct investment moderate the effect of economic complexity on carbon emissions? Evidence from BRICS nations

Demet Beton Kalmaz, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo

This paper aims to assess the moderating role of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the effect of economic complexity on carbon emissions, considering other drivers of carbon…

SERVQUAL model with extended variables of safety awareness and energy conservation: impact on consumer satisfaction with mediating and moderating effect

Nimesh P. Bhojak, Ashwin Modi, Mohammadali Momin

This study aims to investigate the impact of service quality, as measured by the SERVQUAL model with extended variables of safety awareness and energy conservation, on consumer…

Relationship between ESG and corporate financial performance in the energy sector: empirical evidence from European companies

Georgia Makridou, Michalis Doumpos, Christos Lemonakis

Considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors is vital in climate change mitigation. Energy companies must incorporate ESG into their business plans, although it…

Developing a framework to achieve resilience in the oil and gas supply chain during logistics disruptions: an empirical study

Amr Ekram, Hebatallah Elmesmary, Amal Lotfy Sakr

Oil and gas sector has more disruptions regarding its logistics management than any other industry. It is critical to understand which external security threats disrupt the oil…

Environmentalism in photovoltaics substitution, nationalism in photovoltaics rivalry and youth’s choice of solar power banks in Lanzhou

Yiru Zha, Jiawei Jin

This study aims to investigate how environmentalism in photovoltaic (PV) substitution and nationalism in PV rivalry with the USA are associated with the trade-offs made by young…