scholarly journals Patterns of Household Energy Consumption in Kathmandu

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-225
Author(s):  
Surya Gyawali ◽  
Sushil Bdr. Bajracharya ◽  
Sudarshan Raj Tiwari ◽  
Hans Norve Skotte
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement

Much of the world's energy is currently produced and consumed in ways that could not be sustained if technology were to remain constant and if overall quantities were to increase substantially. The objective of the paper is to examine the household energy consumption of the case study area. The paper also explores significant factors affecting energy saving measures at household level. A household questionnaire survey was conducted to identify energy consumption pattern and energy efficient measures. The study stabilized that, reducing the consumption of individual household energy by using energy efficient appliances and equipment is an obvious step for energy efficiency improvement. Results of the analysis revealed that electricity is predominately used for lighting and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for cooking, the use of energy efficient lighting appliances increasing significantly. Also there is a strong relationship of monthly energy cost with number of family, occupied space and income. Based on the aforementioned result, it is clearly concluded that, in order to optimize energy use, appropriate energy efficient appliances are to be integrated into household level.

scholarly journals An Overview of Household Energy Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Iran

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 994
Author(s):  
Omeid Rahmani ◽  
Shahabaldin Rezania ◽  
Amin Beiranvand Pour ◽  
Shahram M. Aminpour ◽  
Mohammad Soltani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Efficiency Improvement

This review tends to obtain a deeper understanding of the methods used in household energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Iran. Issues relating to energy consumption and CO2 emissions are very complex. This complexity arises from the fact that energy demand and energy consumption in Iran are influenced by many factors, such as income, household size, age, and gender. In Iran, the relevant energy sources mostly include liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and electricity, which are used for different sectors, such as transportation, industry, and residential. This overview looks at both the theories and empirical studies of household energy consumption and CO2 emissions in Iran. Since energy consumption typically results in air pollution, it is often used as an indicator of environmental degradation. Although Iran is recently faced to energy efficiency improvement from all sectors, household energy requirements have been significantly increased. In Iran, a prime motivator had been improving living standards. As Iran gradually turns into a consumer society, households have an enormous influence on the direct use of energy and related CO2 emissions as well as through indirect use, as embodied in goods and services. The findings of this study can help policymakers to focus on renewable energy projects in order to reduce energy consumption and mitigate CO2 emissions.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Household Energy Consumption in Ibadan Region; A Spatio-quantitative Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-46
Author(s):  
Oyeleke Oluwaseun Oyerinde
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Heating Value ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Urban Households ◽  
End Use ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Understanding locational variations in household energy consumption is critical to ascertaining dichotomies of energy use, need and wellbeing. In recognition of this, the study compares quantities of household energy consumption among urban, peri-urban and rural areas in Ibadan region, Nigeria using Net Heating Value (NHV). It employs a stratified random sampling of 166 households across the three zones. Results show that electricity, majorly used for appliances is dominant in the urban in contrast to fuelwood at the peri-urban and rural areas where cooking is the major end use. Though the quantities of total household energy consumption do not vary significantly at p < .05, electricity consumption is however significantly higher in urban households than in peri-urban and rural households. The Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicate that socioeconomic characteristics significantly influenced the quantity of household energy consumption at the urban area only. Major variations between locations appear to be in energy types and end uses rather than quantity consumed.

Environmental Pollution, Income Inequality, and Household Energy Consumption: Evidence from the United Kingdom

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudeshna Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Household Level ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Impact

This study explored the impact of income inequality, household energy consumption, government expenditure, and investment on carbon dioxide emissions at the household level over the period 1970–2015 in the United Kingdom. The study applied Clemente–Montanes–Reyes unit root test to identify structural break in the time series. Further, the cointegrating relationship of the time series observations was explored by applying the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL) (linear) bounds test approach along with the nonlinear ARDL for making fruitful comparisons in the long-run relationship among the variables. The paper used Bayer–Hanck combined cointegration method for robustness test in the cointegrating methods. In addition, the causality analysis was explored using the Toda–Yamato (1995) method of Granger causality. The results confirmed the existence of cointegration among the variables.The estimated NARDL results show that in the long run the negative asymmetric impact of the income inequality is stronger than the positive impact. The paper concludes that there is an urgent need to reduce income inequality in the United Kingdom to improve equitable consumption of energy at the household level. Last the causality test shows that there exists unidirectional causality from inequality transmission to carbon emissions.

scholarly journals Conceptualizing Household Energy Metabolism: A Methodological Contribution

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 4125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adél Strydom ◽  
Josephine Kaviti Musango ◽  
Paul K. Currie
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
National Level ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Urban Metabolism ◽  
Level Energy ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Urban Energy

Urban metabolism assessments enable the quantification of resource flows, which is useful for finding intervention points for sustainability. At a household level, energy metabolism assessments can reveal intervention points to reshape household energy consumption and inform decision-makers about a more sustainable urban energy system. However, a gap in the current urban metabolism research reveals that existing household energy consumption studies focus on outflows in the form of greenhouse gas emissions, and have been mostly undertaken at the city or national level. To address this gap, this study developed a method to assess household energy metabolism focusing on direct energy inflows in the form of carriers, and through-flows in the form of services, to identify intervention points for sustainability. Then, this method was applied to assess the energy metabolism of different households in Cape Town, South Africa, as categorized by income groups. The study argued that the developed method is useful for undertaking bottom–up household energy metabolic assessments in both formal and informal city settings in which more than one energy carrier is used. In cities where only national or city-level data exists, it provides a method for understanding how different households consume different energy carriers differently.

Outlook of Indian Household Energy and Emission Profile

2013 ◽  
Vol 768 ◽  
pp. 265-271
Author(s):  
Satish Kumar Yawale
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Residential Energy ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Life Style Changes ◽  
Energy Consumption Pattern

With rapid growth in economy, energy consumption in developing countries like India is increasing at a fast rate primarily due to increase in demand in energy intensive sectors. The adverse impacts on the environment due to high energy demand are also becoming evident. Energy consumption in household sector can be defined as the energy consumed in homes to meet the needs of the residents themselves. To understand the residential energy consumption pattern it is important to identify the drivers of energy use in developing India. The basic drivers are population growth, household size, fuel and technology, income level and life style changes. Energy and climate change related concern of the Indian economy include the growing gap between demand and supply of energy, and environmental externalities associated with energy use. In this paper the drivers of energy consumption and emission are identified and the Indian household energy consumption pattern is analyzed.

scholarly journals Auditing and Analysis of Energy Consumption of a Hostel Building

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-18
Author(s):  
B. S. Madhusudan ◽  
Sreeharsha Vandavasi ◽  
B. S. Nataraja ◽  
G. Gopi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Liquefied Petroleum Gas ◽  
Steam Cooking ◽  
Energy Auditing ◽  
Implementation Costs

The Energy Auditing is the key to the utilization which balance out the circumstance of energy crisis by providing the conservation schemes. The accompanying paper has been set up so as to encourage our comprehension of the energy consumption pattern of the Residence of hostel building in Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Trichy. In the hostel, most of the energy usage spent on enlightenment and cooking purpose by the means of electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The accompanying paper presents the identification of zones of energy wastage and estimation of energy sparing potential in the hostel which has been made by walk-through energy Audit. Likewise, a detailed examination of data gathered is done by recommending cost-effective measures to improve the efficiency of energy use. Estimation of implementation costs and payback periods for each recommended action has been made. Based on the analysis of auditing exercise, some recommendations were suggested to reduce the electric energy consumptions which can reach up to 49.8%. The LPG for cooking can be partially reduced by implementing a steam cooking system in the hostel. The results will be beneficial for the operation and maintenance team to manage electrical and LPG usage and reduce the hostel overall expenditure.

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