Publication detail

Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

Peng, J., Fan, Y.V., Klemeš, J.J.

Original Title

Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

COVID-19 has caused great challenges to the energy industry. Potential new practices and social forms being facilitated by the pandemics are having impacts on energy demand and consumption. Spatial and temporal heterogeneities of impacts appear gradually due to the dynamics of pandemics and mitigation measures. This paper overviews the impacts and challenges of COVID-19 pandemics on energy demand and consumption and highlights energy-related lessons and emerging opportunities. The discussion on energy-related issues is divided into four main sections: emergency situation and its impacts, environmental impacts and stabilising energy demand, recovering energy demand, and lessons and emerging opportunities. The changes in energy requirements are compared and analysed from multiple perspectives according to available data and information. In general, although the overall energy demand declines, the spatial and temporal variations are complicated. The energy intensity has presented apparent changes, the extra energy for COVID-19 fighting is non-negligible for stabilising energy demand, and the energy recovery in different regions presents significant differences. A crucial issue has been to allocate and find energy-related emerging opportunities for the post pandemics. This study could offer a direction in opening new avenues for increasing energy efficiency and promoting energy saving. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

COVID-19; Emerging opportunities; Energy impacts; Energy recovery; Environmental impacts; Lessons

Authors

Peng, J., Fan, Y.V., Klemeš, J.J.

Released

1. 3. 2021

Publisher

Elsevier Ltd

ISBN

0306-2619

Periodical

APPLIED ENERGY

Number

285

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

116441

Pages to

116441

Pages count

13

URL

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030626192100009X?via%3Dihub

BibTex

@article{BUT168260,
  author="Yee Van {Fan} and Jiří {Klemeš}",
  title="Impacts of COVID-19 on energy demand and consumption: Challenges, lessons and emerging opportunities",
  journal="APPLIED ENERGY",
  year="2021",
  number="285",
  pages="116441--116441",
  doi="10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116441",
  issn="0306-2619",
  url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030626192100009X?via%3Dihub"
}