OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Utilities Policy is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A bird's eye view of Ghana's renewable energy sector environment: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach	197
Sustainable energy policy, socio-economic development, and ecological footprint: The economic significance of natural resources, population growth, and industrial development	116
The impact of digital technology usage on economic growth in Africa	112
Forecasting short-term electricity load using hybrid support vector regression with grey catastrophe and random forest modeling	105
Waste management, quality of life and natural resources utilization matter for renewable electricity generation: The main and moderate role of environmental policy	87
The nexus between information technology and environmental pollution: Application of a new machine learning algorithm to OECD countries	80
Sustainable green electricity, technological innovation, and ecological footprint: Does democratic accountability moderate the nexus?	55
Asymmetric impact of green bonds on energy efficiency: Fresh evidence from quantile estimation	54
Water governance models for meeting sustainable development Goals:A structured literature review	51
Effects of income inequality and governance on energy poverty alleviation: Implications for sustainable development policy	50
Heterogeneous analysis of energy consumption, financial development, and pollution in Africa: The relevance of regulatory quality	45
Public utility vehicle service quality and customer satisfaction in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic	43
Electricity from renewable energy resources: Sustainable energy transition and emissions for developed economies	42
The corruption-emissions nexus: Do information and communication technologies make a difference?	38
Dynamic correlated effects of electricity prices, biomass energy, and technological innovation in Tunisia's energy transition	38
Data privacy and residential smart meters: Comparative analysis and harmonization potential	37
Urban broadband infrastructure and green total-factor energy efficiency in China	36
Public-private partnerships in the water sector: A review	36
Sustainability reporting and ESG performance in the utilities sector	35
Which states and cities protect residents from water shutoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic?	34
A multi-agent system approach to exploit demand-side flexibility in an energy community	33
An ensemble approach for electricity price forecasting in markets with renewable energy resources	33
Combining wind and solar energy sources: Potential for hybrid power generation in Brazil	33
Remittances and energy poverty: Fresh evidence from developing countries	32
Effects of corruption, technological innovation, globalisation, and renewable energy on carbon emissions in Asian countries	31

Integrating distributed energy resources in electricity distribution systems: An explorative study of challenges facing DSOs in Sweden	31
Community Energy in Germany – Bowling Alone in Elite Clubs?	29
Energy crisis in Bangladesh: Challenges, progress, and prospects for alternative energy resources	28
How environmental policy stringency affects renewable energy investment? Implications for green investment horizons	27
Transition to greener electricity and resource use impact on environmental quality: Policy based study from OECD countries	26
Assessing the impact of COVID-19 and safety parameters on energy project performance with an analytical hierarchy process	25
Does human capital complement sustainable development goals? Evidence from leading carbon emitter countries	25
Structural and operational management of Turkish airports: a bootstrap data envelopment analysis of efficiency	24
Design of regional flexibility markets for electricity: A product classification framework for and application to German pilot projects	24
Evaluating the sustainability of China's power generation industry based on a matter-element extension model	23
Operational concerns and solutions in smart electricity distribution systems	22
Does digital transformation improve the operational efficiency of Chinese power enterprises?	22
A conceptual construct on value for infrastructure asset management	21
Sustainability disclosure and reporting by municipally owned water utilities	21
Estimating stranded coal assets in China's power sector	21
Do ESG factors improve utilities corporate efficiency and reduce the risk perceived by credit lending institutions? An empirical analysis	21
Promoting the sustainable development of infrastructure projects through responsible innovation: An evolutionary game analysis	21
The duck curve in a drying pond: The impact of rooftop PV on the Western Australian electricity market transition	20
Impact of COVID-19 on water sector projects and practices	20
Service quality, technical efficiency and total factor productivity growth in Pakistan's post-reform electricity distribution companies	20
Multilevel governance, PV solar energy, and entrepreneurship: the generation of green hydrogen as a fuel of renewable origin	20
On-street toilets for sanitation access in urban public spaces: A systematic review	20
Understanding the socioeconomic and environmental indicators of household water treatment in Nigeria	19
Forecasting electricity consumption of OECD countries: A global machine learning modeling approach	19
Worldwide evidence of corporate governance influence on ESG disclosure in the utilities sector	19
Rainwater harvesting for domestic use: A systematic review and outlook from the utility policy and management perspectives	19
Funding the green transition: Governance quality, public debt, and renewable energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa	18
Decentralized wastewater system practices in developing countries: A systematic review	18
The impact of a subsidized tax deduction on residential solar photovoltaic-battery energy storage systems	17
Regulatory impact of photovoltaic prosumer policies in Brazil based on a financial risk analysis	17
Interactive Time-of-use demand response for industrial electricity customers: A case study	17
Success of local flexibility market implementation: A review of current projects	16
A composite indicator for measuring the environmental performance of water, wastewater, and solid waste utilities	16
Institutional diversity and safe drinking water provision in the United States	16
Antecedents of customer loyalty and performance improvement: Evidence from Pakistan's telecommunications sector	16
Snapshot review of refuse-derived fuels	16
Effects of digital transformation on electricity sector growth and productivity: A study of thirteen industrialized economies	15
A system dynamics model to analyze future electricity supply and demand in Iran under alternative pricing policies	15
Gauging energy poverty in developing countries with a composite metric of electricity access	15
Efficacies of technological progress and renewable energy transition in amplifying national electrification rates: contextual evidence from developing countries	15
Financial inclusion and energy poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa	15
Evaluating the ancillary services market for large-scale renewable energy integration in China's northeastern power grid	15
The role of sustainable energy utility, natural resource utilization and waste management in reducing energy poverty: Evidence from South Asian countries	15
The diffusion of the utility tunnel policy: Evidence from Chinese cities	15
Factors influencing residential water consumption in Wallonia, Belgium	15
Household attitudes toward wastewater recycling in Saudi Arabia	15
Environmental benefits of energy poverty alleviation, renewable resources, and urbanization in North Africa	14
Isomorphic mimicry and the effectiveness of water-sector reforms in Brazil	14
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and behavioral restrictions on electricity consumption and the daily demand curve in Turkey	14
Climate change impacts on electricity demand: The case of a Southern European country	14

Biodiversity accountability in water utilities: A case study	14
What will drive household adoption of smart energy? Insights from a consumer acceptance study in Germany	14
Sustainability policies to reduce pollution in energy supply and waste sectors in the V4 countries	13
Regulating sanitation services in sub-saharan africa: An overview of the regulation of emptying and transport of faecal sludge in 20 cities and its implementation	13
Value of demand flexibility for providing ancillary services: A case for social housing in the Irish DS3 market	13
Characterizing flexibility in power markets and systems	13
Stakeholder management mapping to improve public-private partnership success in emerging country water projects: Indonesia’s experience	13
Predicting residential electricity consumption patterns based on smart meter and household data: A case study from the Republic of Ireland	13
Does renewable energy development enhance energy security?	13
Three decades of Indian power-sector reform:A critical assessment	13
Evolutionary game theory-based system dynamics modeling for community solid waste classification in China	13
Effects of the circular economy, environmental policy, energy transition, and geopolitical risk on sustainable electricity generation	13
Stakeholder engagement by an Italian water utility company: Insight from participant observation of dialogism	13
A smart meter data-driven distribution utility rate model for networks with prosumers	13
Multi-criteria decision support: A case study of Southeast Europe power systems	12
The flow-based market coupling domain - Why we can't get it right	12
Accuracy of wind energy forecasts in Great Britain and prospects for improvement	12
Ownership and sustainability of Italian water utilities: The stakeholder role	12
Practical necessity and legal options for introducing energy regulatory sandboxes in Austria	12
Between illegal protests and legitimate resistance. Civil disobedience against energy infrastructures	12
Understanding the governance of urban water services from an institutional logics perspective	12
Sustainability reporting and public value: Evidence from port authorities	12
Evaluation of the eco-efficiency of territorial districts with seaport economic activities	12
Structural, governance, & regulatory incentives for improved utility performance: A comparative analysis of electric utilities in Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda	12
Does market concentration affect wholesale electricity prices? An analysis of the Indian electricity sector in the COVID-19 pandemic context	12
Evaluation of the multi-dimensional growth potential of China's public charging facilities for electric vehicles through 2030	12
The efficiency of post-reform water utilities in Mexico	12
Optimal policies for electromobility: Joint assessment of transport and electricity distribution costs in Norway	11
Designing circular economy-compliant municipal solid waste management charging schemes	11
Understanding the role of efficiency in the electricity generation process for promoting human development in India: Findings from the novel multiple threshold nonlinear ARDL modelling	11
District heating network ownership and prices: The case of an unregulated natural monopoly	11
Opportunities and challenges for small-scale flexibility in European electricity markets	11
Factors influencing customer satisfaction with water service quality in Chile	11
A critical review of Korea's long-term contract for renewable energy auctions: The relationship between the import price of liquefied natural gas and system marginal price	11
Sustainable development indicators for electric power generation companies in Ecuador: A case study	11
Measuring the rebound effect: A case study of residential photovoltaic systems in San Diego	11
A new way for comparing solutions to non-technical electricity losses in South America	10
The environmental impact of stock market capitalization and energy transition: Natural resource dynamics and international trade	10
Drivers of microgrid projects in developed and developing economies	10
Reinventing European air traffic control based on the covid-19 pandemic experience	10
Industrial electricity consumption efficiency and energy policy in Japan	10
Guidance on the usability-privacy tradeoff for utility customer data aggregation	10
Business case analysis of hybrid systems consisting of battery storage and power-to-heat on the German energy market	10
Optimal microgrid programming based on an energy storage system, price-based demand response, and distributed renewable energy resources	10
Underpinnings of consumer preferences and participation in Japan's liberalized energy market	10
Market design options for electricity markets with high variable renewable generation	10
Water systems in California: Ownership, geography, and affordability	10
Efficiency benchmarking and remuneration of Spanish electricity distribution companies	10
Guiding electricity distribution system investments to improve service quality: A European study	10
Improvement of customer baselines for the evaluation of demand response through the use of physically-based load models	10
The efficiency of container terminals in the northern region of Brazil	9
From pragmatic to politicized? The future of water remunicipalization in the United States	9
Investigating how board gender diversity affects environmental, social and governance performance: Evidence from the utilities sector	9
Awareness of coping costs and willingness to pay for urban drinking water service: Evidence from Lahore, Pakistan	9
Promoting energy inclusiveness: Is rural energy poverty a political failure?	9
The status of and opportunities for utility-scale battery storage in Australia: A regulatory and market perspective	9
Governance choices and policy outcomes in the Latin American and caribbean electricity sector	9
Estimating the cost of equity for the regulated energy and infrastructure sectors in India	9
RETRACTED: Modified teaching-learning-based optimization by orthogonal learning for optimal design of an electric vehicle charging station	9
Cybersecurity and resilience in the swiss electricity sector: Status and policy options	9
Achieving sustainable development goal 7 in Africa: Does globalization matter for electricity access, renewable energy consumption, and energy efficiency?	9
An economic valuation model for alternative pressure management schemes in water distribution networks	9