Digitalization in energy production, distribution, and consumption: A systematic literature review

CP Simion, CA Verdeș, AA Mironescu, FG Anghel - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
For this study, we conducted a systematic review of the literature on digitalization in energy
production, distribution, and consumption over a sufficiently long period in order to reveal …

Towards developing a knowledge base for small business survival techniques during COVID-19 and sustainable growth strategies for the post-pandemic era

IJ Akpan, L Effiom, AC Akpanobong - Journal of Small Business & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) often face severe challenges during
most global crises. This study utilizes metadata from 694 publications generated through a …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity consumption patterns in the residential, public, commercial and industrial sectors in Sweden

V van Zoest, K Lindberg, F El Gohary, C Bartusch - Energy and AI, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has had drastic effects on societies around the world. Due to
restrictions or recommendations, companies, industries and residents experienced changes …

Discrete‐event simulation is still alive and strong: evidence from bibliometric performance evaluation of research during COVID‐19 global health pandemic

IJ Akpan, M Shanker, OF Offodile - International Transactions in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During the Annual Operational Research Society Simulation Workshop in
Worchester, UK, in 2010, a panel discussion entitled “discrete‐event simulation (DES) is …

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on energy consumption in office buildings: A case study of an australian university campus

S Tavakoli, W Loengbudnark, M Eklund, A Voinov… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Building energy management, in terms of both adopted technologies and occupant
consumption behaviour, is becoming an essential element of sustainability and climate …

Bibliometric Performance and Future Relevance of Virtual Manufacturing Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

YM Kobara, IJ Akpan - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Virtual manufacturing (VM) technology emerged in the 1980s as a revolutionary strategy to
optimize and streamline the entire product/service manufacturing lifecycle. However, over …

Short term energy consumption forecasting using neural basis expansion analysis for interpretable time series

AK Shaikh, A Nazir, I Khan, AS Shah - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Smart grids and smart homes are getting people's attention in the modern era of smart cities.
The advancements of smart technologies and smart grids have created challenges related …

Modification of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Sputter-Deposited Titanium Dioxide Blocking Layer for Enhanced Photovoltaic Performance under Different …

JC Chou, PF Chen, PH Yang, CH Lai, PY Kuo… - Ieee …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, the titanium dioxide (TiO2) thin film prepared by radio frequency magnetron
sputtering system (RF sputtering) was used as the blocking layer (BL) of DSSCs. TiO2 …

[HTML][HTML] Robust-mv-M-LSTM-CI: Robust Energy Consumption Forecasting in Commercial Buildings during the COVID-19 Pandemic

TN Dinh, GS Thirunavukkarasu, M Seyedmahmoudian… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The digitalization of the global landscape of electricity consumption, combined with the
impact of the pandemic and the implementation of lockdown measures, has required the …

Open-access data and toolbox for tracking covid-19 impact on power systems

G Ruan, Z Yu, S Pu, S Zhou, H Zhong… - … on Power Systems, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Intervention policies against COVID-19 have caused large-scale disruptions globally, and
led to a series of pattern changes in the power system operation. Analyzing these pandemic …