Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Energy Demand

Energy demand is the quantity of energy required by a household, sector, region or economy to deliver its end uses, such as heating, cooling, lighting, mobility and industrial processes, over a given period. It is shaped by population, economic activity, climate, technology and the efficiency of the building stock a…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 349× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2642-3146 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Energy demand is the quantity of energy required by a household, sector, region or economy to deliver its end uses, such as heating, cooling, lighting, mobility and industrial processes, over a given period. It is shaped by population, economic activity, climate, technology and the efficiency of the building stock and appliances that convert energy into useful services. Analysing demand is central to planning supply, sizing infrastructure, and reducing both cost and environmental burden. The research in this collection approaches demand chiefly through efficiency and conservation. Studies of residential and commercial buildings, including a student-hostel case study in Ghana, quantify the potential of efficiency measures to lower consumption, while work on solar water heating and a thermostat-controlled pre-heating system illustrates how on-site renewable generation and load management can displace conventional demand. Power-electronic interfacing of solar photovoltaic panels through DC-DC converters addresses how distributed generation is integrated to meet load, and assessments of the water-energy-food relationship locate energy demand within interconnected resource systems. Together these contributions frame demand management as a lever for sustainability: by understanding where and when energy is consumed, designers and policymakers can target efficiency improvements, integrate renewable supply, and reduce the gap between consumption and available low-carbon generation.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

A Report on Water, Energy and Food Relationship

Chen Di-YunCorresponding author
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou-510006, China.
Exact topic International Journal of Nutrition Cited by 5 doi:10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2585
2017

Industrial and Biotechnological Applications of Algae: A Review

Sharma NiveditaCorresponding author
Microbiology research laboratory, Deptt. of Basic sciences, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni (Solan) Himachal Pradesh 173230.
Exact topic Advances in Plant Biology Cited by 302 doi:10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-17-1534
2019

Application of Acrylates in Enhanced Oil Recovery

El-hoshoudy A.N.Corresponding author
Production department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Naser City, Cairo, Egypt.
Exact topic New Developments in Chemistry Cited by 12 doi:10.14302/issn.2377-2549.jndc-19-2720

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 349 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Energy Demand, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Energy Conservation (ISSN 2642-3146).

Journal editorial board
Abd El-Fatah Abomohra · Germany Amjad Almusaed · Sweden Andrew Kusiak · United States

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