Review
Environmental Sciences
Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan, Qiannan Zhang, Vikas Khare, Alexey Mikhaylov, Gabor Pinter, Xiaowen Huang
Summary: This article systematically reviews the consumption nexus of renewable energy and economic growth, showing that renewable energy does not hinder economic growth for both developing and developed countries. However, there is little significance of consuming renewable energy on economic growth for developed countries.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Geoffrey Ssebabi Mutumba, Tomson Odongo, Nathan Francis Okurut, Vicent Bagire
Summary: This study uses meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth, finding mixed results with no consensus, mainly focusing on the growth hypothesis for debate.
Review
Economics
Xuan Yao, Zeshui Xu, Xinxin Wang, Lina Wang, Marinko Skare
Summary: The COVID-19 epidemic has hindered global progress in energy efficiency, posing a threat to international climate goals and impacting economic development. Through a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis, this paper identifies research frontiers and hotspots in energy efficiency and COVID-19, providing insights for further development in this field.
TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Yiming Li, Saeed Solaymani
Summary: Industry and agriculture in Malaysia are main contributors to economic growth and employment, as well as important players in total exports. The study shows that overall economic growth is the main factor leading to an increase in energy consumption, with long-term impact being greater than short-term impact. Exports are the second largest contributor to energy demand in the overall economy and agriculture sector.
Article
Thermodynamics
Nadia Doytch, Seema Narayan
Summary: The study shows that renewable energy enhances growth in the services sector of high-income countries and the manufacturing sector of middle-income countries, with growth effects primarily due to industrial energy consumption. Effective renewable energy incentives policy should be directed at manufacturing enterprises in middle-income countries and at the services sector in high-income countries.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Afaq Haider Jafri, Huizheng Liu, Ahmed Usman, Qasim Raza Khan
Summary: This study focuses on the relationship between economic growth and energy sources in Pakistan from 1980 to 2016. The findings suggest that renewable energy has a long-term asymmetric impact on economic growth, while the long-term symmetric and asymmetric effects of GDP in both energy models are confirmed. This highlights the importance of renewable energy in boosting economic growth and the potential negative impact of reducing its use on Pakistan's economy.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Regina Pereira, Tiago Sequeira, Pedro Cerqueira
Summary: The study contributes to the literature on the relationship between renewable energy consumption and income by conducting an empirical analysis on a global panel database. The results show that in the short run, the share of renewable energy consumption has either a negative or nonsignificant influence on income, but in the long run, there may be a positive effect.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Duanyang Geng, Steve Evans
Summary: To address climate change, governments around the world have set their own carbon neutrality targets based on their own realities. This study conducts a literature review to propose narrow and broad definitions of energy waste and a theoretical framework to comprehensively reduce energy waste. However, there is currently no clear definition of energy waste and lack of consensus on the topic. Most previous studies focus on reducing unnecessary energy consumption through management techniques, while digital technologies can also play a facilitating role. Future research directions include case studies to further understand energy waste and developing a more detailed framework on the topic.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiexian Liu, Quan'an Fu
Summary: This study examines the relationships between energy consumption, urbanization, green finance, and economic growth in China. Using the quantile ARDL model and considering labor and capital as input factors, the period from 1999 to 2022 is analyzed. The findings indicate that green finance and urbanization have negative effects on economic growth across different quantiles, both in the short and long run. Conversely, energy consumption shows a significantly positive impact on growth in various quantiles. Policymakers are urged to implement sustainable energy measures, promote environmentally friendly urban planning, and embrace green technology to achieve both economic growth and environmental sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Economics
Hanyi Chen, Kui Liu, Tie Shi, Linfeng Wang
Summary: This study examines the link between energy consumption and economic growth in China based on prefectural city level data from 2005 to 2012. The findings reveal that energy consumption plays an important role in driving China's economic growth, indicating the need for a prudent energy policy.
Article
Economics
Alex O. Acheampong, Elliot Boateng, Mary Amponsah, Janet Dzator
Summary: The study suggests that energy consumption and economic growth are interdependent, economic and political globalization may hinder economic growth, while social globalization can enhance it. Additionally, globalization interacts with energy consumption to impact economic growth.
Article
Energy & Fuels
A. Komarova, I. Filimonova, A. A. Kartashevich
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and energy consumption in different countries. It finds that the impact of energy consumption on gross domestic product (GDP) is stronger in non-OECD countries compared to OECD countries, which can be attributed to the extensive nature of economic development. This relationship is particularly evident in regions such as the Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Central and South America. The paper also calculates the energy intensity of countries worldwide and analyzes the main trends for different country groups.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hosein Mohammadi, Sayed Saghaian, Bahareh Zandi Dareh Gharibi
Summary: Energy is crucial for driving and sustaining economic growth in a country. This study investigates the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in selected developed and developing countries from 1993-2019. Using the Pedroni co-integration method, the study determines the long-term relationship between economic growth and energy consumption. The results show that energy consumption has a positive and significant impact on economic growth in both groups of countries.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xinlei Wang, Caomingzhe Si, Jinjin Gu, Guolong Liu, Wenxuan Liu, Jing Qiu, Junhua Zhao
Summary: This study examines the economic impact of COVID-19 on different industries in eastern China, finding that emergency response measures affected all industries, with stricter control leading to a greater decrease in electricity consumption and production. The pandemic outbreak has a negative-lag effect on industries, and there is greater resilience in industries that are less dependent on human mobility for economic production and activities.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Abderrahim Maftouh, Omkaltoume El Fatni, Siham Bouzekri, Fateme Rajabi, Mika Sillanpaa, Muhammad Hammad Butt
Summary: Disparities in rainfall distribution and drought have led to the depletion of groundwater reservoirs in many places, while improper disposal of waste has resulted in poor water drainage and quality deterioration. Desalination, particularly through solar-powered methods, has been identified as an effective solution for treating unconventional water sources. This article summarizes the challenges and future prospects associated with solar-powered desalination units, as well as discusses hybrid technologies like solar-wind desalination and RO-ED crystallizer technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah, Aymen Kayal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2018)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah, Mark McCarthy Akrofi, Aymen Kayal
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Mohammed A. AlKhars
Summary: This study investigates the influence of state space partitioning and knowledge levels on subjective probability estimation, revealing the presence of partition dependence bias in probability estimation but an improvement in accuracy with increasing knowledge levels.
Article
Thermodynamics
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah, Aymen Kayal, Andrew Mugumya
Summary: Many African countries are facing a rise in electricity tariffs, leading to the shutdown of small and medium-scale enterprises. The study finds a cost-effective energy billing system to lower production costs for SME industrial customers, with the case study showing significant savings for a coffee processing factory in Uganda. The findings suggest that distributed generation systems with net metering mechanisms are the most economical energy supply systems for sustainability and growth of SMEs in Uganda and other African nations with similar energy challenges.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mohammed A. AlKhars, Taqi N. AlFaraj, Ahmad H. AlNasser
Summary: This study found that approximately 58% of Saudi medical staff have early retirement intentions, with gender differences in retirement age preference, as female staff tend to retire earlier. Pull, anti-push, and anti-pull factors were significant in predicting early retirement intentions, while push factors were found to be insignificant.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Mohammed A. AlKhars, Ahmad H. Alnasser, Taqi AlFaraj
Summary: This article reviews, analyzes, and classifies the research applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) window analysis technique in various fields. It also provides descriptive statistics on the growth of publications, publishing journals, keyword terms used, article length, and authorship analysis. This is the first survey reviewing the literature on DEA window analysis applications in the mentioned 15 areas.
Article
Business, Finance
Amr Abdel-Halim, Mohammed Al Khars, Ahmad Alnasser
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the efficiency of three telecommunications companies in Saudi Arabia using three multicriteria decision-making techniques. The results show that Saudi Telecom Company (STC) ranked first in all three techniques, followed by Zain and then Mobily. These companies were efficient only in 2012 according to the DEA window analysis. The efficiency was high in the initial years, 2010-2013, but dropped in the subsequent years, 2014-2019. STC maintained a high average efficiency of 0.990, while Zain and Mobily had average efficiencies of 0.807 and 0.804, respectively.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mohammed A. AlKhars, Saleh Alwahaishi, Majed R. Fallatah, Aymen Kayal
Summary: This article presents a systematic review of empirical literature on the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) of six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries between 2010 and 2020. The findings reveal a mixed nature of the EKC hypothesis in the GCC area. Logistic regression analysis identifies two significant factors predicting the existence of the EKC.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Fazlul Miah, Omar Altiti
NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
(2020)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammed A. AlKhars
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Mohammed AlKhars, Nicholas Evangelopoulos, Robert Pavur, Shailesh Kulkarni
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2019)
