Global power and energy scenario during COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from lockdown

Dawn, Subhojit; Das, Subrata; Gope, Sadhan; Dey, Bishwajit; Márquez, Fausto Pedro García

doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2021.107757

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“…During the last couple of years an increasing number of studies have been devoted to discussing the impacts of the COVDI-19 crisis from a wide range of perspectives, such as mortality causes and trends ( Arbel et al, 2022 ; Mannucci et al, 2020 ), inequalities ( Sepulveda and Brooker, 2021 ; Hawkins et al, 2020 ), environmental impacts ( Klemes et al, 2020 ; Andreoni, 2021 ), economic consequences ( Teng et al, 2022 ; Arthi and Parman, 2021 ) and commodity prices ( Liu and Chen, 2022 ; Hordofa et al, 2022 ). Extensive analyses have also been devoted to investigating the energy implications of the COVID-19 restrictions together with the potential impacts of the green recovery strategies ( Dawn et al, 2022 ; Tian et al, 2022 ). Studies have for example focused on specific energy markets, energy compartments and sectoral energy use.…”

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“…Although existing studies have analysed the energy implications of the COVID-19 restrictions together with the potential impacts on power generation, green recovery strategies, and low-carbon energy transitions ( Tian et al, 2022 ; Li et al, 2022 ; Dawn et al, 2022 ), limited analyses have been devoted to investigating the energy changes in relation to the socio-economic characteristics of countries ( IEA, 2020d ) and none have analysed the metabolic variations imposed by the COVID-19 restrictions. By considering the integrated relationships existing between socio-economic and energy variables at different scales of analysis, the metabolic approach can be used to investigate how the COVID-19 crisis has shaped energy allocation and demand.…”

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A multiscale integrated analysis of the COVID-19 restrictions: The energy metabolism of UK and the related socio-economic changes

Andreoni

2022

Journal of Cleaner Production

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A multiscale integrated analysis of the COVID-19 restrictions: The energy metabolism of UK and the related socio-economic changes

Andreoni

2022

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Many governments have imposed a "lockdown" on their citizens to reduce communal spread, which afects the energy sector. In this context, this paper [19] examines COVID-19's impact on the global energy market, especially in India, and describes the operation of diferent countries and how they secured their power sector throughout the pandemic. In a lockdown, people stayed at home, so residential demand increased.…”

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Analysis of Pre- and during COVID-19 Mixed Load Models on Unbalanced Radial Distribution System Using a New Metaphor-Less Rao Optimization

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Khan

2023

International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems

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An unbalanced electrical distribution system (DS) with radial construction and passive nature suffers from significant power loss. The unstable load demand and poor voltage profile resulted from insufficient reactive power in the DS. This research implements a unique Rao algorithm without metaphors for the optimal allocation of multiple distributed generation (DG) and distribution static compensators (DSTATCOM). For the appropriate sizing and placement of the device, the active power loss, reactive power loss, minimum value of voltage, and voltage stability index are evaluated as a multiobjective optimization to assess the device’s impact on the 25-bus unbalanced radial distribution system. Various load models, including residential, commercial, industrial, battery charging, and other dispersed loads, were integrated to develop a mixed load model for examining electrical distribution systems. The impact of unpredictable loading conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on DS is examined. The investigation studied the role of DG and DSTATCOM (DGDST) penetration in the electrical distribution system for variations in different load types and demand oscillations under the critical emergency conditions of COVID-19. The simulation results produced for the mixed load model during the COVID-19 scenario demonstrate the proposed method’s efficacy with distinct cases of DG and DSTATCOM allocation by lowering power loss with an enhanced voltage profile to create a robust and flexible distribution network.

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“…While it is still early days in the COVID pandemic, several studies have attempted to understand the energy trends during the past couple of years. In [15], the general trend of a decrease in overall electricity demand for several countries most affected by COVID was studied. These included France, Germany, Italy, India, the United Kingdom (UK), and the US.…”

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COVID-19 Impact on the Energy Sector in the United States (2020)

Vaz

2022

Energies

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This study comprehensively examines the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on energy consumption in the United States. The purpose of the study is to quantify the effects of lockdowns and pandemic disruptions on energy consumption trends in order to inform policymakers and utilities on how to prepare for such events in the future. The study focuses on 2020 data collected by the Federal government. The effects are quantified using descriptive statistics. State-wise and sector-wise data have been presented using plots and heat maps. Related metrics like COVID case data, GDP, emissions, and expenditures were also presented. The total energy consumption fell by 7.5% in 2020. Besides Alaska, every state saw a decrease in energy, with some as high as 26%. The residential sector had the most states that saw an increase in energy, stemming from lockdowns and working from home. Similarly, petroleum consumption saw a decrease of 11.4% as a result of a decrease in travel. Biomass-related renewable energy generation fell by 23% due to decreased demand, while all other sources increased by 7.3%. Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 10.4%, methane by 2.8%, and nitric oxide by 6.7%. The overall per capita energy expenditure for the country dropped by 18.5%. There was a stronger correlation between GDP and energy consumption than between GDP and COVID case counts. The pandemic did not affect each state or sector evenly. The statistics and correlations presented here can be used in the ongoing effort to study the global impact of the pandemic and prepare for future challenges.

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Global power and energy scenario during COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from lockdown

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

A multiscale integrated analysis of the COVID-19 restrictions: The energy metabolism of UK and the related socio-economic changes

A multiscale integrated analysis of the COVID-19 restrictions: The energy metabolism of UK and the related socio-economic changes

Analysis of Pre- and during COVID-19 Mixed Load Models on Unbalanced Radial Distribution System Using a New Metaphor-Less Rao Optimization

COVID-19 Impact on the Energy Sector in the United States (2020)

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