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Second-generation biofuels: impacts on bioheat production and forest products markets
Trømborg, Erik; F. Bolkesjø, Torjus; Solberg, Birger - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 7 (2013) 3, pp. 383-402
Purpose – Second-generation biofuel is regarded as a sustainable alternatives to fossil energy in transportation where electricity is not feasible. The main purpose of this study is to analyze how large-scale second-generation biofuel based on wood may affect the competitiveness of more mature...
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Energy security, uncertainty and energy resource use options in Ethiopia
Guta, Dawit; Börner, Jan - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 11 (2017) 1, pp. 91-117
Purpose Ethiopia’s energy sector faces critical challenges to meeting steadily increasing energy demand given limited infrastructure, heavy reliance on hydroelectric power and underdevelopment of alternative energy resources. The purpose of this paper was to identify optimal least cost...
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Determinants of residential electricity demand: evidence from Japan
Otsuka, Akihiro; Haruna, Shoji - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 10 (2016) 4, pp. 546-560
Purpose This paper aims to estimate electricity demand functions in Japan’s residential sector. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a partial adjustment model and empirically analyze regional residential electricity demand by using data on 47 Japanese prefectures. Findings The results...
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Assessing the development of combined heat and power generation in the EU
Stankeviciute, Loreta; Krook Riekkola, Anna - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 8 (2014) 1, pp. 76-99
Purpose – This paper aims to quantify the potentials for the development of combined heat and power (CHP) in Europe. Design/methodology/approach – To this end, it uses the TIMES-EU energy-economic model and assesses the impact of key policy options and targets in the area of CO 2 emissions...
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Integrating variable renewables: the benefits of interconnecting thermal and hydropower regions
Tveten, Åsa Grytli; Kirkerud, Jon Gustav; Bolkesjø, … - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 10 (2016) 3, pp. 474-506
Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of thermal–hydro interconnection on the revenues, market value and curtailment of variable renewable energy (VRE). The increasing market shares of VRE sources in the Northern European power system cause declining revenues for VRE producers,...
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Factors determining the success or failure of a tourism tax: a theoretical model
Sheng, Li - In: Tourism Review 72 (2017) 3, pp. 274-287
Purpose This theoretical paper aims to illustrate that tourism economies differ substantially with respect to market conditions, such as demand elasticity and industrial structure, which have a clear effect on the distribution of the tax burden. Design/methodology/approach This paper has used...
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Academic Entrepreneurship for Scaling Innovation
Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and … 6 (2016) 2, pp. 21-39
Academic Entrepreneurship in the last three decades has risen to greater heights. There are various reasons too. Indian's education sector has been undergoing sea changes in these decades. Every state has been opening up and there has been a plethora of institutions established. In the process,...
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Holistic Approach for Balanced Scorecard as Managerial Decision Making Tool
Baporikar, Neeta - In: International Journal of System Dynamics Applications … 5 (2016) 1, pp. 31-42
theory approach, this paper examines some theoretical and methodological issues of BSC to develop a holistic perspective when …
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Descriptive Content Analysis on E-Service Research
Kim, Jung-Hwan; Lennon, Sharron J. - In: International Journal of Service Science, Management, … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 18-31
The current study systematically and thoroughly reviewed the extant literature on e-service quality research to examine 1) how e-service is defined by researchers, 2) how e-service quality is defined by researchers, 3) what e-service quality scales and dimensions have been identified, 4) what...
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The role of subject literature in scholarly communication
Andersen, Jack - In: Journal of Documentation 58 (2002) 4, pp. 463-481
) theory on scholarly communication can be supplemented and strengthened by this interpretation. By establishing a social … epistemology of subject literature the article contributes with a sketch of a coherent theory of scholarly literature explaining … the epistemological and communicative division of labor between the various types of subject literature. Such a theory is …
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