International Journal of Global Energy Issues (3 papers in press)

Special Issue on: OA Contemporary Technology Progress for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Management in the Global Energy Sector

• Open Access

  Marine ecological governance and green development in Beibu Gulf of Guangxi under the digital context ( Free Full-text Access )

  by Hefeng Song, Xue Wang, Junhui Zhao, Shuai Yuan, Jiayi Yu 
  Abstract: With the rapid development of science, technology, and the economy, the Earths ecosystem has suffered severe damage. The Guangxi Beibu Gulf Marine Region (GBGMR) is Chinas extremely important ecological barrier. This work aims to help formulate scientific and effective governance of the GBGMR and achieve Common Prosperity of the GBGMR to enable the high-quality and sustainable development of the GBGMR. This is achieved by constructing an integrated Ecological Carrying Capacity (ECC) model and introducing footprint breadth and depth analysis. The results show that the carbon and water ecological environments in the GBGMR show significant temporal and spatial differences. The ecological sustainability of Ningxia province along the GBGMR is the worst, while that of Henan is the strongest.
  Keywords: carbon footprint; water footprint; Guangxi Beibu Gulf Marine Region; ecological governance; traditional regression analysis; organisational psychology.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2026.10075567
   
  

Regular Issues

• A spatial analysis of Middle Eastern oil exporters: the nexus of energy consumption, subsidies, CO2, and oil rent  
  by Sayyed Mahdi Ziaei 
  Abstract: This study evaluates the impact of fossil fuel subsidies, CO2 per capita, and oil rent per GDP on the energy consumption per Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the main Middle Eastern oil exporting countries (Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)). For this study, economic data from 2010 to 2021 are examined using the Spatial Durbin Model (SDM), Spatial Autoregressive Model (SAR), Spatial Error Model (SEM) and Spatial Autocorrelation Model (SAC). The results indicate that in this context the SDM and SAC models are more effective than the other examined models in evaluating spatial effects; that fixed effects are more informative than random effects; and that fossil fuel subsidies have a pronounced impact on the energy consumption of oil-exporter countries. The findings imply the importance of establishing a collaborative approach among countries in the region to address the issue of energy consumption.
  Keywords: Middle Eastern oil exporters; energy consumption; energy subsidies; oil rent; CO2 emissions; spatial analysis.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2026.10074072
   
  
• China, a leader in low-carbon technologies? The case of photovoltaic solar cells  
  by Pierre Berthaud, Marina Flamand, Laëtitia Guilhot, André André, Guillaume Wantz 
  Abstract: Today, the solar photovoltaic sector is a fundamental pillar of the energy transition aimed at decarbonising economies. In the 2000s, the Chinese governments strategy focused first and foremost on building its industrial leadership. Successfully, in 2021, Chinese companies share 80% of the global PV panel market. In this article, we use several indicators based on patent analyse to determine whether Chinese firms have acquired technological leadership. So, we distinguish four generations of PV cells. Our results show that Chinese companies have acquired technological leadership in the two most important generations for PV panel production: the 1st generation and the 3rd generation.
  Keywords: China; patents; solar photovoltaic cells; innovations; industrial/technological leader.
  DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2026.10075343