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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yu-Wen Su
Summary: This study decomposes the household electricity consumption of air conditioner into different factors and analyzes the influence pathways of increasing energy consumption. It also examines the two-stage decision-making process of AC purchase to identify the target customers for energy-efficient AC. The findings indicate that the power size of the AC is a significant factor contributing to increased electricity consumption.
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Thermodynamics
Hua-Rong Peng, Yue-Jun Zhang, Jing-Yue Liu
Summary: This study examines the impact of digital development on electricity consumption in Chinese cities and evaluates the energy rebound effect triggered by digital development. The results show that digital development leads to an increase in electricity consumption in Chinese cities and has varying effects in different regions. The study highlights the importance of attention to the digital rebound effect and low-carbon digital development.
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Thermodynamics
Pranay Kumar, Holly Caggiano, Rachael Shwom, Frank A. Felder, Clinton J. Andrews
Summary: The objective of this study is to analyze the role of energy efficiency and curtailment behaviors and examine how these behaviors are mediated by annual household income to explain overall energy consumption dynamics in US households using a nationally representative dataset. Our findings suggest that efficiency behaviors are positively correlated with the household income, but the direction of relationship between income and curtailment behaviors appears to vary depending upon specific actions. Our study provides important insights for tailored, targeted, and effective policies in residential energy saving behaviors.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Guangqing Xu, Danze Huang, Xiaoyu Chen, Mengyao Chen
Summary: This study explores the energy rebound effects on China's domestic overall and various industries from the perspective of generalized technological progress using data from 2005 to 2017. The results indicate that the rebound effect of the domestic overall is mainly driven by the secondary sector. While the domestic overall and high-energy-consuming industries reduce the rebound effects, low-energy-consuming industries increase them. The findings suggest that the Industrial Restructuring Initiative implemented during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan has effectively mitigated the rebound effects of high-energy-consuming industries and offset the feedback effect within the economic system.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hua-Rong Peng, Yue-Jun Zhang, Jing-Yue Liu
Summary: This study examines the impact of digital development on electricity consumption in Chinese cities and finds that it has a positive influence, particularly in eastern, high-income, and high-tertiary industry share regions. However, digital development also triggers a rebound effect in electricity consumption, especially in the early stages. The results emphasize the importance of addressing the digital rebound effect and promoting low-carbon digital development.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Thermodynamics
Ming Meng, Xinxin Li
Summary: The research finds that the rebound effect in electricity consumption in China has been significantly weakening the energy-saving efforts, with the effect level influenced by electricity prices intervened by local governments and the level of socioeconomic development. To address this issue, the Chinese government is advised to further advance market-oriented reforms in the electric power industry, reduce electricity price subsidies in developed regions, and regulate investments in generation expansion.
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Economics
Erdal Aydin, Dirk Brounen, Ahmet Erguen
Summary: Households adopt solar panels mainly to reduce electricity bills, but the near zero marginal cost of solar power may lead to rebound effects that alter households' demand curve and distort the net effects of solar PV investments. Our analysis of high frequency data on household electricity consumption and production reveals a robust solar PV rebound effect of 7.7%, which is consistent across different sample and model specifications. We also observe that households shift their consumption to periods of higher solar electricity production. The solar PV rebound effect varies with time and production level, with larger rebound effects during seasons with higher solar irradiance.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ray Galvin, Elisabeth Duetschke, Julika Weiss
Summary: The study develops a conceptual framework for investigating rebound effects following increases in renewable electricity generation and use. By transferring rebound research from energy efficiency to renewable electricity, it identifies key elements including energy efficiency improvements and transparent quantification of rebound effects.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yi-Chung Hu, Yu-Jing Chiu, Ching-Ying Yu, Jung-Fa Tsai
Summary: This study applied the gray model to energy demand forecasting, addressing the issue caused by uncertain samples and constructing a nonlinear interval gray prediction model. The results showed that the model performed well on real data.
APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
(2021)
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Economics
Xiaoling Ouyang, Yuchuan Yang, Kerui Du, Zhenyu Cheng
Summary: This paper investigates the relationship between electricity efficiency and residential electricity consumption and finds a rebound effect, where a portion of energy savings from efficiency improvement is offset by households' behavior adjustments. The study also reveals that residential income, population density, and temperature deviation play vital roles in electricity consumption, while household size significantly affects the magnitude of the rebound effect.
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Business
Cristian Huse, Claudio Lucinda, Andre Ribeiro
Summary: This study examines the impact of a large temporary energy-savings program on the valuation of energy efficiency by Brazilian households and the counterfactual energy savings. The program only increases the valuations of households facing incentives in the form of an energy consumption quota and the effects of the program on valuations are temporary, reverting to prior levels after the program ends. The findings also show significant counterfactual energy savings related to the purchase of new refrigerators.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rishan Adha, Cheng-Yih Hong, M. Firmansyah, Ade Paranata
Summary: This study estimated the economy-wide rebound effect in Indonesia using panel data from 2002 to 2018, revealing that a 1% increase in household energy efficiency results in a reduction of energy consumption by 0.13% in the short term and 1.45% in the long term. Additionally, a backfire rebound effect was identified in provinces with high energy efficiency.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2021)
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Ergonomics
Sonu Mathew, Srinivas S. Pulugurtha, Sarvani Duvvuri
Summary: This research examines the impact of road network, demographic, and land use characteristics on teen crash frequency. By comparing different models, significant explanatory variables related to teen crash frequency were identified. Among them, the geographically weighted negative binomial regression models better capture the spatial characteristics of the associated risk factors.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2022)
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Energy & Fuels
Boqiang Lin, Penghu Zhu
Summary: This study investigates the rebound effect on energy efficiency in residential electricity consumption in China, finding that there is still room for improvement in efficiency but the expected electricity savings may be limited. Policy implications are provided for the residential electricity pricing system under the background of energy conservation and climate change.
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Energy & Fuels
Jose M. Cansino, Manuel Ordonez, Manuela Prieto
Summary: This study uses Structural Decomposition Analysis to investigate the rebound effect, finding the total rebound effect caused by energy efficiency improvements in Spain from 2000 to 2014, as well as the direct, indirect, and economy-wide rebound effects. The results show that the rebound effect varies among different sectors and economic scopes.
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Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
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Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
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Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
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Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
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Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
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Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
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Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
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Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
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Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
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Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
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Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
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Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
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Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
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Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
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Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.