Green Financial Derivatives: Option-Based Solutions Promoting Behaviour-Driven Household Energy Efficiency
Oct 2025 · Elsevier
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About this ebook
Green Financial Derivatives: Option-Based Solutions Promoting Behaviour-Driven Household Energy Efficiency provides a guide on the role of market-based interventions on mitigating household energy demand. This book provides clarity on the fundamental principles of the financial markets, energy markets, and regulatory and policy landscapes, identifying challenges and opportunities. It outlines the critical role that behavior-centered interventions play in the demand-supply challenges of renewable energy integration and how these intersect with technological solutions. As well as breaking down general principles of option-based green financial derivatives, it provides a close analysis and evaluation of the Household Energy-Saving Option (HESO) and the market-equilibrium pricing method.With a wealth of case studies, tools, and best practices, 'Green Financial Derivatives' will support academics, students, and policymakers in designing, implementing, and evaluating market-based options for advancing demand stability and renewable energy sources. - Provides an essential analysis of the role behavioral and market-based interventions can play in a successful energy transition - Includes clear, detailed case studies, tools, and best practices - Identifies and addresses implementation challenges from economic, social, technical, psychological, and behavioral perspectives
About the author
Dr. Qian Xu is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Management of Lincoln International Business School at the University of Lincoln, UK. She has been conducting research for over six years in the area of User Behavior Management in Building Energy Efficiency and Green Finance at the National University of Singapore and the University of Lincoln. So far, she has published highly-ranked peer-reviewed academic journals with over 15 research articles related to strategic and innovative interventions for energy efficiency in the built environment. These publications cover a wide range of topics such as proposing the conceptual framework and evaluating the effectiveness of innovative interventions for household energy-efficiency and identifying the influencing paths of behavioral-based interventions on household energy behaviors. Moreover, her research is well recognized by industry practitioners, particularly by those who work in the green finance industry where option-based products are being actively popularized and implemented.Dr Bon-Gang Hwang is a Professor at Department of Building, National University of Singapore. With over 25 years of experience in the built environment industry of the USA, Singapore, and South Korea, Prof. Hwang has served on the advisory board and consulted in various areas for both public and private organizations such as the Economic Development Board of Singapore, Singapore Process Construction & Maintenance Productivity Council, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation of Korea, Construction Industry Institute, USA, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, Singapore Refinery Corporation, Bechtel, Samsung Electronics, GS Engineering & Construction, Shimizu Corporation, Hanmi Global, etc. His current research interests are in the areas of Project & Technology Management, Green Building & Infrastructure Project Management, Project/Enterprise Performance Analytics & Innovations, and Project/Enterprise Risk Management & Decision Support Systems. Prof. Hwang has delivered over 150 invited speeches at various international conferences, seminars, and workshops, and published over 250 journal papers, conference papers, books, book chapters, research reports, and short articles to top-tier international refereed journals, conference proceedings, and publishers.
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