a r t i c l e i n f o In this paper we consider whether economic growth in China could be constrained by the physical development of the energy distribution network. Specifically, we structurally test the network theory of electricity distribution of Dalgaard and Strulik (2011) using city level data for China. In their paper they argue that the relationship between the size of the economy, meas...

Price arbitrage involves taking advantage of an electricity price difference, storing electricity during low-prices times, and selling it back to the grid during high-prices periods. This strategy can be exploited by customers in presence of dynamic pricing schemes, such as hourly electricity prices, where the customer electricity cost may vary at any hour of day, and power consumption can be m...

In the household appliance industry, heat pump systems have been used for a long time in refrigerators and freezers to cool food, and the industry has driven the development of small, high-quality, low-price heat pump components. The low price of good quality heat pump components, along with an increased willingness by customers to pay extra for lower electricity consumption and environmental i...

Jordan witnessed a significant expansion in the commercial sector in recent years, leading to increased consumption of electricity, with the ratio of electricity consumption 17% of the total consumption of Jordan in 2012, an increase of 11.7 % from 2011. The expectations for the next year that the needs will reach an amount of 2900 GWh and if the same consumption estimated up by the year 2023, ...

due to increasingly expansion of energy consumption and also decreasing and tendency towardsending fossil energy reserves, the current energy cycle needs to use alternative energy speciallywind energy, because it’s considerably cheaper than other recycling sources. the present researchinvestigates possibility of creating wind power station economically at soltanieh zone of zanajnprovince regard...

Energy usage, dependability of energy supply and climate change are important topics in society. Today, a number of trends can be recognized in the electricity consumption and generation. On the one hand, the electricity consumption increases and becomes more žuctuating. is is caused by increasing economic activity and prosperity, but also by a shiŸ towards more electricity supplied devices, fo...

We focus on residential electricity and gas demand, and ask three research questions. First, how does residential energy use respond to prices? We specifically wish to examine whether ownand cross-price elasticities have changed in recent years, given the evolution of the energy market. Second, is such responsiveness sensitive to equipment and energy choices that are not easily reversed (e.g., ...

In this work, we propose an interactive load monitoring system that provides instantaneous feedback of the energy consumption on household and device level. Therefore, we extended the capabilities of a smart electricity meter and developed a mobile phone interface that enables users to monitor, control, and interactively measure the consumption of their appliances. The system allows for identif...

Global energy consumption is on the rise and is projected to double by 2050, compared with worldwide energy consumption rates in 2001.1 Sustainable energy production based on the direct conversion of energy radiated from the sun into heat or electricity is expected to gain importance, as it may be the only renewable source capable of generating sufficient energy to meet the long-term worldwide ...