The Urban Household Energy Transition

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas F. Barnes ◽  
Kerry Krutilla ◽  
William F. Hyde
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transition ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Urban Household

scholarly journals Towards a Systemic Assessment of Gendered Energy Transition in Urban Households

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 7251
Author(s):  
Josephine Kaviti Musango ◽  
Andrea M. Bassi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Subsidy Policy ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Subsidy

Assessment of gendered energy transition at an urban scale has emerged as a challenging issue for researchers, policy makers and practitioners. With municipalities becoming players in the energy markets, their involvement raises policy issues that need to be better assessed in supporting gendered energy transition. This paper, therefore, contributes to gendered energy transition assessments at urban household level from a policy maker perspective. We developed a system dynamics model to assess the effects of urban energy policy interventions on household energy consumption and gendered measures using Drakenstein Municipality as a case study. The study used secondary data from various sources for the model parameters. We tested three hypothetical policy scenarios: the business-as-usual, the energy subsidy policy and the energy efficiency policy. The results show that understanding the changes in urban household energy consumption and gendered measures due to energy transition interventions is essential for urban policy planning. The energy subsidy policy scenario was observed to increase total energy consumption but also resulted in socio-environmental impacts that might increase inequality and impair human health. Urban household energy transition interventions need to consider a systems approach to develop decision support tools that capture the cross-sector impacts and inform the development of interventions that promote gendered household energy transition.

A systematic review of household energy transition in low and middle income countries

2022 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 102463
Author(s):  
Dawit Guta ◽  
Jill Baumgartner ◽  
Darby Jack ◽  
Ellison Carter ◽  
Guofeng Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Urban household energy use in Tanzania

Energy Policy ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 454-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.H Hosier ◽  
W Kipondya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Household Energy Use

scholarly journals Urban Household Energy Consumption Forecasting Based on Energy Price Impact Mechanism

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Lianwei ◽  
Xiaoni Wen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Energy Price ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Income Levels ◽  
Household Energy Consumption ◽  
Gas Consumption ◽  
Natural Gas Consumption

The energy price influence system is one of the key mechanisms in the study of energy consumption. China’s household energy consumption has obvious regional differences, and rising income levels and urbanisation have changed the willingness and ability of households to make energy consumption choices. Based on the linear price effect of household energy consumption, this paper explores the scenario characteristics of energy prices affecting energy consumption, taking electricity and natural gas consumption as examples. Based on household energy consumption statistics from 2005 to 2018 in 36 major cities across China, the accuracy and change trends of household energy consumption forecasts are investigated through the decision tree-support vector machine (DT-SVR) non-linear forecasting technique. The study shows that the non-linear forecasting technique accurately portrays the predicted trends of changes in total urban household electricity and natural gas consumption. Within the less developed regions of economic development, income levels are still the main constraint on changes in urban household energy consumption, and the stimulating effect of income levels on household energy consumption has not been seen in the process of economic development in these less developed regions. Urbanisation as an important factor in examining household energy consumption, different development patterns and development processes will gradually be reflected in scenario aspects such as the choice of urban household energy consumption and changes in total consumption.

scholarly journals The Efforts towards and Challenges of Greece’s Post-Lignite Era: The Case of Megalopolis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 10575
Author(s):  
Vangelis Marinakis ◽  
Alexandros Flamos ◽  
Giorgos Stamtsis ◽  
Ioannis Georgizas ◽  
Yannis Maniatis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Household Energy ◽  
Regional Unit ◽  
Phase Out

Greece has historically been one of the most lignite-dependent countries in Europe, due to the abundant coal resources in the region of Western Macedonia and the municipality of Megalopolis, Arcadia (region of Peloponnese). However, a key part of the National Energy and Climate Plan is to gradually phase out the use of lignite, which includes the decommissioning of all existing lignite units by 2023, except the Ptolemaida V unit, which will be closed by 2028. This plan makes Greece a frontrunner among countries who intensively use lignite in energy production. In this context, this paper investigates the environmental, economic, and social state of Megalopolis and the related perspectives with regard to the energy transition, through the elaboration of a SWOT analysis, highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the municipality of Megalopolis and the regional unit of Arcadia. The analysis is based on four main pillars, namely “clean energy”, “smart agricultural production”, “sustainable tourism”, and “other (e.g., industry, technology, and education)”. The integration of the “Energy Efficiency First” principle, the mitigation of household energy poverty (especially in a region with district heating installations), and collectively driven energy actions for engaging and empowering younger generations (e.g., in the form of next-generation energy communities) are among the solutions that are expected to have a significant contribution towards Megalopolis’ just energy transition.

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