Table 1.
Summary of research on strategic management for energy in the scope of global, regional, and national.
| Reference | Research focus | Methodology |
|---|---|---|
| Bilgen [1] | Investigate global energy consumption, energy security, and energy policy. | Review |
| British Petroleum [10] | Report global statistics on energy demand and carbon emissions. | Statistical review |
| Energy Information Administration [50] | Collect, investigate, and publish global energy information. | Statistical review |
| European Commission [9] | Report global and European statistics of energy supply and use. | Statistical review |
| Jonsson et al. [52] | Identify a complete set of energy security features for measuring low-carbon energy scenarios. | Review |
| Krog and Sperling [25] | Propose a framework for analysing strategic energy planning in Denmark. | Conceptual research |
| Terrados et al. [54] | Analyse current energy planning and propose a new methodology to plan renewable energy strategies. | SWOT analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, and Delphi method |
| Ervural et al. [55] | Propose a hybrid methodology to analyse energy planning and management in Turkey. | Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis. |
| Tagliapietra [53] | Investigate the effect of the global energy transition on economics and politics in the Middle East and North Africa. | Review |
| Tofigh and Abedian [56] | Analyse energy production, consumption, export, and import in Iran and identify their strengths and weaknesses. | Review |
| Alizadeh et al. [14] | Introduce an integrated scenario planning method for energy management in Iran. | Scenario thinking process |
| Chen and Wu [57] | Study global energy consumption to provide strategic allegations for sustainable energy policymaking. | Statistical review |
| Wu and Chen [58] | Examine the global consumption of crude oil. | Statistical review |
| Abbaszadeh et al. [59] | Analyse energy status in Iran and develop scenario planning based on production and consumption. | Scenario thinking process |
| Mollahosseini et al. [60] | Provide a general idea of the current status and demands of renewable energy management in Iran. | Statistical review |
| Achinas et al. [51] | Analyse the biofuels energy industry and discuss the interrelation between the technological aspect and sustainability. | PESTLE analysis |