Electricity has become a vital source of energy for social and economic development in
modern era. Likewise, the issues of its planning and management have grown complex. To …

This paper aims at serving as a critical analysis of Real Options (RO) methodologies that
have so far been applied to the flexible evaluation of smart grid developments and as a …

It is clear that renewable energy plays a crucial role in achieving a reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions. This paper presents a model approach of CO 2 emissions in Ecuador in the …

This article analyses how a capacity mechanism can address security of supply objectives in
a power market undergoing an energy transition that combines energy efficiency efforts to …

Considering that government funding agencies make decisions on research and
development (R&D) budget allocation to support an increasing number of research …

Is it possible for a country in the process of development to comply with the environmental
Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in the medium term? This is the question that inspired this …

Abstract System dynamics is extensively used as a decision support method in the energy
sector. There exists a wide body of applications worldwide that are used not only within …

Determining the economic benefits of building asset retrofitting has been a difficult task due
to the paucity of reliable data and the inherent limitations of existing life-cycle costing …

The management and control of megaprojects are incredibly complex. Difficulties occur due
to unexpected changes and errors. To effectively manage disruptive changes, reworks, and …

Malaysia has abundant potentials of renewable energy resources mainly because of its rich
agriculture that makes high potential in bio-power and its tropical climate, which provides …