scholarly journals Analysis of The Covid-19 Impact on Electricity Consumption and Production

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Mass Consumption ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Impact

With the year 2020, the world faced a new threat that affects all areas of life, negatively affects production in all areas, and paralyzes social life. The measures and restrictions taken by the country's governments to prevent the epidemic from spreading rapidly in the society with the effect of the Covid-19 virus, which first appeared in China and spread all over the world, brought a new lifestyle. Covid-19 has been much the impact on electricity use and electricity production in the period in Turkey as in other countries. There was a sharp decline in commercial and industrial electricity use. The coronavirus effect has also been reflected in the electricity demand and the consumption amount has undergone a great negative change. Due to the enactment of measures against the new type of coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and the partial or full-time curfews, electricity consumption was moved to homes, supermarkets, and hospitals in April 2020 from places where mass consumption is intense, such as industry, workplaces, and educational institutions. In this study, Covid-19 period, the first cases were examined electricity production and consumption in Turkey as of the date it is seen throughout, in comparison with electricity consumption data in the same month of the previous years corresponding to this period, the effects on electricity generation and consumption habits of this period were examined.

scholarly journals Are Renewables as Friendly to Humans as to the Environment?: A Social Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Electricity

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shutaro Takeda ◽  
Alexander Keeley ◽  
Shigeki Sakurai ◽  
Shunsuke Managi ◽  
Catherine Norris
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Social Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Energy Technologies ◽  
Electricity Mix ◽  
The Impact

The adoption of renewable energy technologies in developing nations is recognized to have positive environmental impacts; however, what are their effects on the electricity supply chain workers? This article provides a quantitative analysis on this question through a relatively new framework called social life cycle assessment, taking Malaysia as a case example. Impact assessments by the authors show that electricity from renewables has greater adverse impacts on supply chain workers than the conventional electricity mix: Electricity production with biomass requires 127% longer labor hours per unit-electricity under the risk of human rights violations, while the solar photovoltaic requires 95% longer labor hours per unit-electricity. However, our assessment also indicates that renewables have less impacts per dollar-spent. In fact, the impact of solar photovoltaic would be 60% less than the conventional mix when it attains grid parity. The answer of “are renewables as friendly to humans as to the environment?” is “not-yet, but eventually.”

Behavioural interventions yield electricity savings among high-income households in Johannesburg, South Africa

2021 ◽  
pp. 0958305X2110443
Author(s):  
Stephanie P Williams ◽  
Gladman Thondhlana ◽  
Harn Wei Kua
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
High Income ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Behavioural Interventions ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Size Number ◽  
Electricity Saving ◽  
The Impact

The societal benefits of addressing wasteful electricity use practices through behavioural interventions are now well-established. Surprisingly, in South Africa, where the economy is highly dependent on fossil fuel (coal) for electricity generation, this subject remains little studied and understood. The residential sector is a major electricity consumer, and high-income households, in particular, use a substantial proportion of total electricity with serious adverse impacts on grid stability and the environment, which can disproportionately affect the poor. Using a field-based experiment, this study examines the impact of behavioural interventions on household electricity savings and the determinants of success among high-income households in Johannesburg, South Africa. Over the intervention period, households exposed to a combination of electricity-saving information, frequent reminders and feedback on monthly electricity-saving performance showed mean electricity savings of about 1.5%, ranging from 2% to 4% of electricity, while households in the control group showed increased electricity consumption by approximately 11%. Out of all the demographic and personal value factors considered, age, achievement and benevolence promoted electricity savings, while household size, number of rooms, baseline electricity consumption and security inhibited savings. The findings empirically validate the impact of behavioural interventions on, and the positive influence of, personal values in promoting participation in electricity-saving actions within households.

Analiza kapaciteta i uslova izgradnje fotonaponskih sistema na krovovima školskih objekata u Srbiji

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Iva Batić ◽  
◽  
Željko Đurišić
Keyword(s):  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
School Buildings ◽  
Photovoltaic Systems ◽  
Photovoltaic Panels ◽  
Passive Construction ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Roof Area ◽  
Installed Capacity

School and school gym buildings represent a relevant potential for construction of photovoltaic panels, to be integrated into roofs of these buildings. Given that roof structures are passive, construction of photovoltaic systems does not interfere with the building functionality, does not it in any way adversely affect the environment. Installation of photovoltaic systems on building roofs brings the production and consumption of electricity closest possible, therefore such systems ensure significant reduction in power losses in transmission and distribution grids. In addition to locally produced electricity, construction of photovoltaic systems on the school buildings’ roofs produces an educational effect as well. By installing a measuring and acquisition system which would include the measuring data on the photovoltaic power plant production parameters and school electricity consumption into school labs, technology would be closer to students, as well as possibilities to meet the demand for electricity from this basic renewable energy source. This paper presents the results of evaluations of the available roof surfaces of school buildings in Serbia for the photovoltaic panels installation. For each category of school building, an estimate of possible annual production per unit of average roof area was made. Summarizing all the results, estimates of possible installed capacity and annual electricity production for different scenarios are given.

scholarly journals The Impact of Load Profile on the Grid-Interaction of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems in Low-Energy Dwellings

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 137-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Baetens ◽  
R De Coninck ◽  
L Helsen ◽  
D Saelens
Keyword(s):  
Heating System ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Electricity Production ◽  
Distribution Grid ◽  
Virtual Storage ◽  
Cover Factor ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Building Integrated Photovoltaic ◽  
The Impact

A building integrated photovoltaic system (BIPV) system may produce the same amount of electricity as consumed in the building on a yearly base. The simultaneity of production and consumption however needs to be evaluated: the distribution grid is regarded as virtual storage and is loaded unconventionally or even overloaded. A detailed bottom-up modelling approach of the domestic load, thermal installations and the local generation of BIPV system may give more insight. The present paper aims at quantifying the impact of domestic load profiles on the grid-interaction of BIPV-equipped dwelling in a moderate Belgian climate wherefore the cover factor is defined. For a yearly electricity production that equals the yearly domestic demand, a cover factor of 0.42 is found if a classic heating system is installed, denoting that more than half of the produced electricity will be passed on to the grid and withdrawn on another moment. If a heat pump is used for space heating and domestic hot water, the cover factor decreases to 0.29.

scholarly journals Audit in the context of coronavirus

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3A) ◽  
pp. 696-700
Author(s):  
Elena Ilyinichna Efremova ◽  
Natalia Alekseevna Prodanova ◽  
Kseniya Alexandrovna Kovaleva ◽  
Olga Vladimirovna Saradzheva ◽  
Galina Vladimirovna Glazkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Commodity Markets ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
The World ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
New Type ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Economic Ties ◽  
The Impact

At the present stage the world economy is characterized by the process of increasing the interdependence of national economies, which is due to the stagnation of commodity markets, economic crises around the world and the presence of negative financial trends. The process of increasing the interdependence of national economies is based, among other things, on national selfishness, which is manifested more and more often. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a temporary break in financial and economic ties and relations, which in turn leads to significant changes in both the Russian and global economy as a whole. At present, the question of the possible duration of the pandemic and the quarantine measures imposed because of it remains open, but it is obvious that the impact is not just an interruption of the activities of the national economy or an increase in the burden on budgets due to the increase in additional costs. We are talking about the formation of a new type of economy.

scholarly journals Understanding Residential Electricity Consumption Considering Energy Efficiency Policies and The Impact On the Electricity System

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meryem Tumbuz ◽  
Hatice Muğlkoç
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Behavioral Change ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Allocation Problem ◽  
General View ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Generation Cost ◽  
Residential Electricity ◽  
Energy Efficiency Policies ◽  
The Impact

Electricity consumption increases substantially over the years where residential use significantly contributes to the overall consumption. The growth in the population and variety of home appliances together with increasing comfort levels of the people results in higher levels of residential electricity use. In fact, nearly one fourth of Turkey's total electricity consumption is due to the domestic use. To achieve global sustainability targets and reduce the overall electricity use, focusing on the domestic consumption is crucial. In this research, the energy consumptions patterns of households are determined to identify the potential electricity savings existing in the residential sector. Moreover, specific policy recommendations, which can promote the behavioral change, are driven by measuring the responsiveness of people to different measures and the combinations of these measures such as information, feedback, rewards, and social influences. A survey was conducted to determine the patterns and the responsiveness of the residential customers. The results obtained from the survey are used to depict a general view of Turkish households towards electricity consumption behaviors and their energy efficiency attitudes. Responses indicate there should be more regulations and improvements in energy policy. An electricity allocation problem is solved in order to see possible impacts of behavioral change measures on the network. Scenarios are defined for each policy and allocation problem is solved to see the possible generation cost reduction. Also, gas emissions for each scenario is recorded to understand the possible effects of policies on the environment. Results show that behavioral change studies seem to be well worth to study. In order to reach residential efficiency, possible policy alternatives are suggested for Turkish households.

scholarly journals Electricity metering and backup power supply for multi-storey buildings

2021 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 05051
Author(s):  
Aktam Denmukhammadiev ◽  
Almardon Mustafoqulov ◽  
Himalokhon Valikhonova ◽  
Erkin Sobirov ◽  
Тemur Raimov
Keyword(s):  
Power Supply ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Electrical Circuit ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The city of Tashkent is developing at a very fast pace, and the power supply of a new type is the subject of innovation in this direction. Commercial metering of electricity in multi-storey buildings in modern cities mainly solves the current payment problems for consumed electricity. And the main disadvantages of such networks will remain overboard. Technically competently control the common highway of a multi-storey building is necessary. Here, the commercial metering of electricity consumption does not solve the technical policy considering the development of the city. The construction of multi-storey buildings based on an individual project is growing rapidly in the city. Together with the environmental aspects of the impact of such buildings, it is necessary to address the issue of reliability in power supply. The use of power supply schemes taking into account backup power is relevant. It is proposed to take a diesel power plant as a backup source. For this, an electrical circuit of relay protection using an automatic transfer switch is proposed.

CORONAVIRUS and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harshal Ashok Pawar ◽  
Anjali Harshal Pawar ◽  
Sandip Ashok Pawar ◽  
Prashant Ashok Pawar
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
Community Health Care ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Development Approach

: Coronavirus (CoV) is an enveloped positive-sense RNA virus. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute respiratory disease, induced by a new type of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 has originated in China and spread quickly all over the world. WHO acknowledged the outbreak of a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. The spread of COVID-19 signified a big threat to social life, the economy, and public health. As of April 14, 2020, WHO reported a total of 1,812,734 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 113,675 (6.27 %) deaths throughout the world. Numerous nations around the globe took assorted measures because of the danger of SARS-CoV-2 and created wide-ranging preventive approaches. No particular drug or vaccines/antibodies are yet accessible for the treatment of this unforeseen and lethal illness. The pandemic has brought about travel limitations and across the country lockdowns in most of the nations. The objective behind this article was to provide recent updates and well-authenticated information to the scientific community, health care personnel’s and common public about Coronavirus, their types, characteristic features, structure and origin, mode of transmission, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, diagnostic methods, drug development approach, prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

On the role of transnational corporations in modern integration and globalization processes

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-106
Author(s):  
P.Yu. Baryshnikov
Keyword(s):  
World Economy ◽  
Transnational Corporations ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
The World ◽  
New Type ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The subject of the author's research is the development of transnational corporations (TNCs) as an organic component of modern international economic integration and globalization processes. The concept and features of TNCs are characterized. A brief historical overview of the formation and development of corporate transnationalism is proposed. Statistics on the largest TNCs are presented and analyzed. On the one hand, positive aspects of the impact of TNCs on the development of the world economy and its national components were identified, and on the other hand, the negative consequences of the expansion of these corporations for both host countries and home countries of TNCs. The relationship between TNCs and sovereign States is considered in many aspects. Thus, based on the analysis of the instruments of influence of the companies under consideration on the normative activities of the States, a shift from the interstate to the corporate legal field was recorded. One of the subjects of the article is mega regional trade agreements of a new type as a factor of increasing the contradictory impact of TNCs on the development of the world economy and its national components.

The Gilets Jaunes and the New Social Contract

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Devellennes
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Social Contract ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Fundamental Challenge ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

This book provides a detailed account of the gilets jaunes, the yellow vest movement that has shaken France since 2018. The gilets jaunes are a group of French protesters named after their iconic yellow vests worn during their demonstrations, who have formed a new type of social movement. They have been variously interpreted since they began their occupation of French roundabouts: at first received with enthusiasm on the right of the French political establishment, and with caution on the left. They have provided a fundamental challenge to the social contract in France, the implicit pact between the governed and their political leaders. The book assesses what lessons can be drawn from their activities and the impact for the contemporary relationship between state and citizen. Informed by a dialogue with past political theorists — from Hobbes, Spinoza and Rousseau to Rawls, Nozick and Diderot — and reflecting on the challenges posed by the yellow vest movement, the book rethinks the concept of the social contract for contemporary societies around the world. It proposes a new relationship between the state and the individual, and establishes the necessity of rethinking the modern democratic nature of our representative polities in order to provide a genuine process for the healing of social ills.

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