Energy Monitoring Articles

This paper examines the dynamic relationship between three fossil energy prices and 18 commodity prices in terms of their mean. The paper employs the methodology of long- and short-run causality approach as well as the methodology of the error correction model based on daily prices. The empirical findings provide strong evidence that all three fossil energy prices exert an impact on all types of ...

Oct. 15, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

The issue of population growth, which is not proceeding at the same pace as economic capacity, has appeared to become an unsolvable issue. The impact of this situation on the community's ability to improve families' health and welfare is severe. Stressing the importance of family planning is an alternative for a better future. The public's understanding of family planning itself which is still ...

Jul. 28, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

The rigid triaxial rotor model used to search the dependence of ROT(E)/E(2+1) and SF(E)/E(2+ ...

Jun. 5, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

The two–body part of Erkoc interaction potential energy function is used and tested to predict the structural stability and cohesive energy of molybdenum (Mo) and tungsten (W) metallic nanocrystals by the size dependant potential parameter method. The model proposed is a two–body part of Erkoc's potential energy function. The model applies successfully to BCC and FCC elements and predicts the ...

Jan. 27, 2013

By Inderscience Publishers

Theoretical computations of alloy surface phenomena, such as elemental segregation, within atomic pair–interaction models, necessitate the use of reliable bond energies as input. This work introduces the idea to extract the coordination dependence of bond energies from density–functional theory (DFT) computed surface energy anisotropy. Polynomial functions are fitted to DFT data reported recently ...

Feb. 14, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

The study attempts to empirically examine the dynamic casual relationships between transport and energy consumption in the case of India using the time series data for the period 1970-2009. This research tests the interrelationship between the variables using the ARDL bound testing to cointegration procedure. The bounds test results indicate that there exists long run relationship between ...

Jul. 25, 2011

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper describes recent changes in the Lithuanian economy and the energy sector. It presents a methodology of energy planning in Lithuania, and describes the main principles of energy demand forecasting based application of econometric models and the simulation MAED model. It also presents a short description of the optimisation MESSAGE model and options for the development of the Lithuanian ...

Dec. 6, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper deals with a tool which may help maintenance managers to schedule maintenance activities. To help them, we show that by using events which can be observed on a process, like maintenance events, we can predict failures before they occur. Principles are based on hypothesis that failure is preceded by a typical sequence of events. We also show that hidden Markov models can be used ...

Aug. 23, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Coal is the principal primary energy source in China. Research on coal demand is vital for informing China's economic development. In this paper, the theoretical structural break of coal demand was tested using annual time series data from 1980 to 2006. Results indicate that coal demand underwent an intercept structural break during the period 1997-2000 (from −0.536 breaking to −0.702). Then ...

Aug. 5, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Risk is everywhere, and people have to cope with risks. In order to establish a scientific theory of risk, three core problems should be solved. They are how to define risk, how to express risk in a proper mathematical form and how to measure risk. On the basis of a common understanding between domestic and foreign scholars on risk definition, a complete risk definition is presented based on ...

May 18, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Japan will undertake a training and information exchange program in cooperation with China and India to assist formulation of renewable energy promotion policies and measures in consideration of best-matched practices in both a national and local context. Training seminars are expected to be held once or twice a year, for a duration of one to two weeks, including site ...

Apr. 9, 2008

By Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

Rural household energy consumption in China influences people's living conditions, environmental issues and economic development. So it is worthwhile to study the rural household energy consumption and its developmental propensity in rural China. In this paper, we analyse the characteristics of energy consumption and how it changes over time. Panel data regression method is used to analyse the ...

Aug. 13, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

The decision complexity resulting from imprecision in decision variables and parameters, a major difficulty for conventional decision analysis methods, can be relevantly analysed and modelled by fuzzy logic. Bulgaria's nuclear policy decision-making process implicates such complexity of imprecise nature: stakeholders, criteria, measurement, etc. Given the suitable applicability of fuzzy logic in ...

Jan. 17, 2006

By Inderscience Publishers

This paper describes the ERIS Model Prototype, developed within the EU-TEEM project as a flexible tool to study different modelling approaches on the endogenisation of technological change in energy optimisation models. The basic formulation and several variants are presented. Some illustrative results and insights obtained with the prototype are discussed and some perspectives for its future ...

May 10, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

In order to classify regional types of rural household energy consumption (RHEC) in China, this paper selects the following as the characteristic indices for regional classification: per-capita available heat consumption for cooking and heating per day (PCAHC), annual per-capita electricity consumption for livelihood (PCEC), ratio of commercial energy in PCAHC (RCE), per-capita energy consumption ...

Feb. 11, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers