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Tugrul U Daim - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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technology roadmap through fuzzy cognitive map based scenarios the case of wind Energy Sector of a developing country
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2016Co-Authors: Muhammad Amer, Tugrul U Daim, Antonie J JetterAbstract:ABSTRACTIn this research, a national-level wind Energy roadmap is developed through scenario planning. Multiple future scenarios are developed using the fuzzy cognitive maps (FCM) approach. This research has extended technology roadmapping (TRM) through FCM-based scenario analysis. Building scenarios with FCM is a new approach, and for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, FCM-based scenarios are developed for the wind Energy Sector of a developing country. Based on these multiple scenarios, a TRM has been developed. Scenario planning and TRM techniques are combined in this study. This research approach is applied to the wind Energy Sector of Pakistan as a research case. The TRM has four layers: strategic objectives, targets, barriers, and action items. Expert judgement is used to develop scenarios and TRMs.
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application of technology roadmaps for renewable Energy Sector
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2010Co-Authors: Muhammad Amer, Tugrul U DaimAbstract:Abstract Technology Roadmapping (TRM) is a growing technique widely used for strategy planning and aligning technology with overall business objectives. Technology roadmaps are extensively used in many diverse fields at product, technology, industry, company and national levels. An increasing number of articles published on TRM and technology roadmaps indicate that there is a growing attention for TRM among the researchers from academia, industry and government. In this article, an overview of the application of TRM in renewable Energy Sector has been provided. After survey of the relevant academic literature and industry roadmaps, we tried to group the roadmaps related to the renewable Energy technologies into national, industry/Sector and organizational level roadmaps. Research findings indicate that goals and objectives of renewable Energy roadmaps are different at these three levels. At national level, roadmaps focus on future Energy security, Energy dependence, Energy policy formulation and environment protection. At industry/Sector level, roadmaps are used to identify vision, common needs and evaluate barriers, constraints and risks faced by the industry from technical, political and commercial aspects. Organizational roadmap focuses on evaluation and prioritization of R&D projects to achieve the business goals. Similarly different methods, tools and approaches are used to develop roadmaps at different levels. Various other characteristics of these roadmaps are also discussed and analyzed. Research findings also indicate that greater numbers of roadmaps are developed for those renewable Energy technologies undergoing rapid growth. Moreover, most of these roadmaps are developed in the regions where more research, development and deployment activities of renewable Energy technologies is taking place.
Qiang Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Blockchain technology in the Energy Sector: From basic research to real world applications
Computer Science Review, 2021Co-Authors: Qiang Wang, Lina ZhanAbstract:Abstract The decentralized blockchain technology has been increasingly recognized as a game changer for all centralized things, including traditional centralized Energy. Meanwhile, the Energy Sector has been undergoing transformation from a traditional centralized Energy supply system to a distributed Energy resource. This work is aimed to explore what the decentralized blockchain technology means to the changing Energy Sector from the perspectives of basic research and real world applications. After introducing the background information of the blockchain technology, this work investigates the number of publications, subject categories, research areas, cooperation network, research hotspots by combining the bibliometric technique and visual analysis. And then, real-world application cases corresponding to research hotspots are offered. The key findings are as follows: (i) the basic research on the blockchain technology in the Energy Sector is growing rapidly over time, which means that blockchain Energy is a rising research field. (ii) China, a developing country, leads the basic research of blockchain in the Energy Sector in terms of the total number of publications, institutions and highly cited papers, and cooperative relationship. (iii) keyword hotspot analysis and keyword trend analysis indicate the future research directions of blockchain technology in the Energy Sector: the decentralized Energy market, micro grid, smart grid, Energy internet, smart contract, peer-to-peer, renewable Energy and electric vehicle. (iv) The real-world application cases are mainly concentrated in the developed countries, especially in the United States, the European Union and Australia. There are relatively few typical application cases in developing countries, which is sharply different from the results of basic research. This work could serve to stimulate meaningful discussion from basic research to real-world applications of blockchain technology in the Energy Sector.
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integrating blockchain technology into the Energy Sector from theory of blockchain to research and application of Energy blockchain
Computer Science Review, 2020Co-Authors: Qiang WangAbstract:Abstract Blockchain technology has been ushering in nothing short of a decentralized revolution. Distributed/decentralized Energy is recognized the best way to ensure Energy sustainability in the future. An open question is what promise the integration of blockchain and Energy hold for Energy future. This paper systematically reviews the theory of blockchain and explores the current status of Energy blockchain research and applications using a visual bibliometric analysis method and the Scopus database from 2014 to 2020. The results show that the number of publications about blockchain technology in the Energy Sector have been skyrocketing, especially since 2018, which indicates the combining blockchain technology with Energy Sector is a new cross-cutting research area with increasing attention. At the national level, developing countries begin to move to the world stage, catching up or even surpassing several traditional developed countries in the field of Energy blockchain. Cluster analysis results show that the existing Energy blockchain research focuses on renewable Energy, trying to solve the bottlenecks in its development process, and providing better solutions for the replacement of fossil Energy by renewable Energy. We therefore contend that blockchain may be fueling the renewable Energy and powering our Energy sustainability. Finally, the possible future development trend of Energy blockchain is offered.
Muhammad Amer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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technology roadmap through fuzzy cognitive map based scenarios the case of wind Energy Sector of a developing country
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 2016Co-Authors: Muhammad Amer, Tugrul U Daim, Antonie J JetterAbstract:ABSTRACTIn this research, a national-level wind Energy roadmap is developed through scenario planning. Multiple future scenarios are developed using the fuzzy cognitive maps (FCM) approach. This research has extended technology roadmapping (TRM) through FCM-based scenario analysis. Building scenarios with FCM is a new approach, and for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, FCM-based scenarios are developed for the wind Energy Sector of a developing country. Based on these multiple scenarios, a TRM has been developed. Scenario planning and TRM techniques are combined in this study. This research approach is applied to the wind Energy Sector of Pakistan as a research case. The TRM has four layers: strategic objectives, targets, barriers, and action items. Expert judgement is used to develop scenarios and TRMs.
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application of technology roadmaps for renewable Energy Sector
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2010Co-Authors: Muhammad Amer, Tugrul U DaimAbstract:Abstract Technology Roadmapping (TRM) is a growing technique widely used for strategy planning and aligning technology with overall business objectives. Technology roadmaps are extensively used in many diverse fields at product, technology, industry, company and national levels. An increasing number of articles published on TRM and technology roadmaps indicate that there is a growing attention for TRM among the researchers from academia, industry and government. In this article, an overview of the application of TRM in renewable Energy Sector has been provided. After survey of the relevant academic literature and industry roadmaps, we tried to group the roadmaps related to the renewable Energy technologies into national, industry/Sector and organizational level roadmaps. Research findings indicate that goals and objectives of renewable Energy roadmaps are different at these three levels. At national level, roadmaps focus on future Energy security, Energy dependence, Energy policy formulation and environment protection. At industry/Sector level, roadmaps are used to identify vision, common needs and evaluate barriers, constraints and risks faced by the industry from technical, political and commercial aspects. Organizational roadmap focuses on evaluation and prioritization of R&D projects to achieve the business goals. Similarly different methods, tools and approaches are used to develop roadmaps at different levels. Various other characteristics of these roadmaps are also discussed and analyzed. Research findings also indicate that greater numbers of roadmaps are developed for those renewable Energy technologies undergoing rapid growth. Moreover, most of these roadmaps are developed in the regions where more research, development and deployment activities of renewable Energy technologies is taking place.
Willi Semmler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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oil price overleveraging and shakeout in the shale Energy Sector game changers in the oil industry
Economic Modelling, 2016Co-Authors: Arkady Gevorkyan, Willi SemmlerAbstract:Abstract In recent years, we have observed significant growth in unconventional Energy, shale Energy, in particular in the United States. There was a boom, followed by a bust. The plunge in oil price triggered a prolonged bust in the Energy Sector. Which firms will benefit, and which will be squeezed out due to this persistent oil price decline? A new equilibrium is about to evolve under these conditions. In this paper, we develop a theoretical model that accounts for recent features in the Energy Sector. In particular, we focus on the shale Energy companies and illustrate a trend toward a boom in external borrowing, overleveraging, and, now, a high risk of insolvency. With the use of a new method, called nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), we show dynamic paths toward two equilibria: either a tight oligopoly or extensive competition, with the shakeout of some firms. This is also tracked by studying leveraging and overleveraging by groups of firms. We further undertake an empirical analysis using a vector error correction model (VECM), which helps identify the short- and long-term effects of those new challenges on the stock performance of the Energy companies. The main finding is that large-cap companies are less dependent on the fluctuation in oil price than are mid- and small-cap firms and are more likely to survive the shakeout.
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oil price overleveraging and shakeout in the shale Energy Sector game changers in the oil industry
Research Papers in Economics, 2015Co-Authors: Arkady Gevorkyan, Willi SemmlerAbstract:In recent years, we have observed significant growth in unconventional Energy, shale Energy, in particular in the United States. There was a boom, followed by a bust. The plunge in oil price triggered a prolonged bust in the Energy Sector. Which firms will benefit, and which will be squeezed out due to this persistent oil price decline? A new equilibrium is about to evolve under these conditions. In this paper, we develop a theoretical model that accounts for recent features in the Energy Sector. In particular, we focus on the shale Energy companies and illustrate a trend toward a boom in external borrowing, overleveraging, and, now, a high risk of insolvency. With the use of a new method, called nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC), we show dynamic paths toward two equilibria: either a tight oligopoly or extensive competition, with the shakeout of some firms. This is also tracked by studying leveraging and overleveraging by groups of firms. We further undertake an empirical analysis using a vector error correction model (VECM), which helps identify the short- and long-term effects of those new challenges on the stock performance of the Energy companies. The main finding is that large-cap companies are less dependent on the fluctuation in oil price than are mid- and small-cap firms
Sarpong Hammond Antwi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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covid 19 Energy Sector responses in africa a review of preliminary government interventions
Energy research and social science, 2020Co-Authors: Mark M Akrofi, Sarpong Hammond AntwiAbstract:The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed unprecedented shocks across all facets of society, from strained healthcare systems to the closure of schools and economies. The Energy Sector is of no exception, with several concerns being raised about the ramifications that will arise for the clean Energy transition. The goal of our study is to review how governments in Africa have responded to this challenge in the Energy Sector. We used an internet search to gather information from government policy statements/briefs, and websites of international organizations such as the IMF, WHO, KPMG, and the World Bank. Our review revealed that the majority of preliminary responses were short-term and include the provision of free electricity, waiver/suspension of bill payments, and VAT exemptions on electricity bills. These measures were more pronounced in sub-Sahara Africa while oil-rich countries of the North mostly have broad economic measures that target their oil and gas Sectors. Economic stimulus packages prepared by most countries do not explicitly mention Energy Sector companies/institutions, especially the Renewable Energies (RE) Sector. Only three countries (Nigeria, Kenya, and Burkina Faso) had specific interventions for renewables. Overall, interventions were mostly fiscal/financial and short-term, with medium to long term measures often broad without being specific to the Energy Sector. As governments take measures to bolster their economies, they must pay particular attention to the challenges posed by the pandemic in the Energy Sector and capitalize on the opportunities that it presents to drive the clean Energy transition.