scholarly journals Energy Consumption Pattern of a Decentralized Community in Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Odesola Isaac F. ◽  
◽  
Awoyemi Omotola ◽  
Folorunso Amos ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Energy Consumption Patterns ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

Energy is required in the manufacturing process of various products and in the movement of goods and services within and outside a country. Energy consumption patterns, which consist of energy sources, quantities and the demographics of the consumers, help in drawing a clearer picture of the economic situation of the location. This work involves a survey of the energy consumption pattern carried out in a decentralized community. As established from the research, there is a direct correlation between economic development and energy consumption. It is therefore imperative to study the energy usage in rural areas to help decision makers tackle their energy problems. A survey questionnaire was designed for this study and energy conversion method was employed for the conversion of the raw data collected into energy units to determine the quantities of energy consumed in various sectors at the Alagbaa community in Akanran, Ona Ara Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. The survey covered a heterogeneous population of different income groups and social groups. Studies were carried out on the total and average quantities of energy consumed in the domestic (cooking and home electrification), transportation and agricultural sectors. Home electrification accounted for 37% of the total energy used while transportation, cooking and agriculture accounted for 35%, 13% and 15% respectively. From the study, it was found that economic inequality is also displayed in the choice of energy sources with higher deviation found in the total amount energy consumption. It was also realized that the least conventional source of energy, firewood, showed higher deviation. It also revealed that 50% of the energy used was channelled to non-economic activities.

Energy Consumption Pattern of a Decentralized Community in Oyo State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Odesola Isaac F. ◽  
◽  
Awoyemi Omotola ◽  
Folorunso Amos ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Energy Usage ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Energy Consumption Patterns ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

Energy is required in the manufacturing process of various products and in the movement of goods and services within and outside a country. Energy consumption patterns, which consist of energy sources, quantities and the demographics of the consumers, help in drawing a clearer picture of the economic situation of the location. This work involves a survey of the energy consumption pattern carried out in a decentralized community. As established from the research, there is a direct correlation between economic development and energy consumption. It is therefore imperative to study the energy usage in rural areas to help decision makers tackle their energy problems. A survey questionnaire was designed for this study and energy conversion method was employed for the conversion of the raw data collected into energy units to determine the quantities of energy consumed in various sectors at the Alagbaa community in Akanran, Ona Ara Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria. The survey covered a heterogeneous population of different income groups and social groups. Studies were carried out on the total and average quantities of energy consumed in the domestic (cooking and home electrification), transportation and agricultural sectors. Home electrification accounted for 37% of the total energy used while transportation, cooking and agriculture accounted for 35%, 13% and 15% respectively. From the study, it was found that economic inequality is also displayed in the choice of energy sources with higher deviation found in the total amount energy consumption. It was also realized that the least conventional source of energy, firewood, showed higher deviation. It also revealed that 50% of the energy used was channelled to non-economic activities.

Empirical study on influencing factors of biogas technology adoption in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed M Amir ◽  
Yonggong Liu ◽  
Ashfaq A Shah ◽  
Umer Khayyam ◽  
Zafar Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Adoption Rate ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Rural Pakistan ◽  
Biogas Technology

Climate change caused by global warming, and the growing scarcity of nonrenewable energy sources, have driven Pakistan to shift from a traditional energy consumption pattern to a renewable-energy-use pattern. The per capita energy consumption in rural Pakistan is very low, especially in rural areas heavily relying on traditional energy sources. This paper presents the extent of biogas technology adoption by Pakistani rural households and the factors affecting their decision to adopt the technology in three selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The data were collected by interviewing 480 respondents by using a pretested and designed questionnaire. The results show that the household adoption rate of biogas technologies is low. The factors affecting the adoption decision of households included household income, access to credit, cultivated land area, the number of cattle in the household, education, and family size. The study also found fundamental barriers to the household adoption of biogas technologies, such as a lack of proper technical services by implementing organizations and insufficient governmental support. The authors make recommendations based on the findings to increase the adoption rate of biogas technologies in rural Pakistan.

scholarly journals Households’ Energy Consumption Pattern and Demand in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol III (I) ◽  
pp. 340-353
Author(s):  
Zahoor Ul Haq ◽  
Sajjad ◽  
Javed Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Consumption Expenditure ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

This study examined household energy consumption pattern in Pakistan using Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System (LA-AIDS). Price and expenditure elasticities estimated for the energy demand using a household income and expenditure data of the year 2011-12. The energy consumption expenditure pattern of rural and urban region is different. The study reveals that electricity is the most important and highly consumable source of energy for the household living in the country. Electricity and natural gas are the highly consumed fuel in the urban areas, whereas, electricity and firewood in the rural areas. The energy consumption expenditure is inelastic with respect to changes in income except for firewood for urban region. All the estimated expenditure elasticities of the energy types were found less than one indicating that energy consumption is the necessity for the household

scholarly journals Dynamic Impact of Development and Energy Consumption Pattern on Environmental Quality: A Case Study of Selected Populous Asian Countries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Mohammad Afzal ◽  
Hafeez Ur Rehman ◽  
Hafiz Asim ◽  
Muhammad Javed Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
The Government ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

Abstract The present study aims to examine the long-run and short-run effects of economic development, energy consumption pattern, trade openness and urbanization on environmental quality in ten Asian most populous economies. The analysis examines panel data from 1988 to 2018 by employing an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach. The results indicate that the struggles to raise development are increasing the CO 2 emissions in these emerging populous countries. Moreover, the utilization of non-renewable energy sources (gas, coal, oil) is associated with high carbon emissions affecting environmental quality adversely and worsening the atmosphere at the zonal level too. Furthermore, the empirical findings highlight that urbanization and trade openness partake to the reduction of CO 2 emission and hence are considered environmental friendly. Finally, the government should formulate the strategies which help to reduce the use of non-renewable energy sources and promote the consumption of efficient gas energy source to raise development and better environmental quality in populous countries of Asia and hence the strategies will be helpful for the comfort and happiness of this part of the emerging region.

scholarly journals A Study on Energy Consumption Pattern in Developing Areas of Western Himalayan State

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 903-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lalit Kumar ◽  
Rajeev Aggarwal ◽  
Parminder Baweja
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Fuelwood Consumption ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

A study was carried out on energy consumption and carbon emission in growth oriented Dharmpur block of Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. The energy consumption pattern revealed that fuelwood consumption contributed highest (80.43%) proportion of total energy mix followed by electricity (11.55%), kerosene (2.87%), dung cake (2.79%), LPG (2.31%) and diesel (0.08%). The daily energy consumption pattern in kg of coal equivalent for fuelwood, electricity, kerosene, dung cake, LPG and diesel was worked to be as 10.09, 1.45, 0.36, 0.35, 0.29 and 0.01, respectively. The per capita annual energy consumption of electricity was estimated to be 160 kWh, kerosene (1.29 liters), dung cake (0.07 tonnes) and fuelwood (0.76 tonnes). Annual CO2 emission from households in Dharmpur block was estimated as 86,603 tonnes out of which 74,275 tonnes (80.64%) was emitted from the fuelwood consumption only. The annual per capita energy consumption from all sources for Dharmpur block was estimated to be 12.5 tonnes of coal equivalent. The per capita CO2 emission from different energy sources in Dharmpur block was 1.1 tonnes.

scholarly journals Clustering of Load Profiles of Residential Customers Using Extreme Points and Demographic Characteristics

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 290
Author(s):  
Hyun Cheol Jeong ◽  
Minseok Jang ◽  
Taegon Kim ◽  
Sung-Kwan Joo
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Extreme Points ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Consumption Patterns ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Features Selection ◽  
Systematic Method ◽  
Energy Consumption Patterns ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

In this paper, a systematic method is proposed to cluster the energy consumption patterns of residential customers by utilizing extreme points and demographic characteristics. The extreme points of the energy consumption pattern enable effective clustering of residential customers. Additionally, demographic characteristics can be used to determine an effective extreme point for the clustering algorithm. The K-means-based features selection method is used to classify energy consumption patterns of residential customers into six types. Furthermore, the type of energy consumption pattern can be identified depending on the characteristics of residential customers. The analytical results of this paper show that the extreme points are effective in clustering the energy consumption patterns of residential customers.

Energy Consumption Pattern of Residential Buildings: Case Study of Residential Area in Batu Pahat, Johor

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junaidah Jailani ◽  
◽  
Norsyalifa Mohamad ◽  
Muhammad Amirul Omar ◽  
Hauashdh Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Air Conditioners ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
Main Factor ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

According to the National Energy Balance report released by the Energy Commission of Malaysia in 2016, the residential sector uses 21.6% of the total energy in Malaysia. Residents waste energy through inefficient energy consumption and a lack of awareness. Building occupants are considered the main factor that influences energy consumption in buildings, and to change energy consumption on an overall scale, it is crucial to change individual behaviour. Therefore, this study focused on analysing the energy consumption pattern and the behaviour of consumers towards energy consumption in their homes in the residential area of Batu Pahat, Johor. A self-administrated questionnaire approach was employed in this study. The findings of this study showed that the excessive use of air conditioners was a significant factor in the increasing electricity bills of homeowners as well as the inefficient use of electrical appliances. Also, this study determined the effect of awareness on consumer behaviour. This study recommends ways to help minimise energy consumption in the residential area.

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