Abstract
This paper investigates the dynamical behaviors for a four-dimensional energy resource system with time delay, especially in terms of equilibria analyses and Hopf bifurcation analysis. By setting the time delay as a bifurcation parameter, it is shown that Hopf bifurcation would occur when the time delay exceeds a sequence of critical values. Furthermore, the stability and direction of the Hopf bifurcation are determined via the normal form theory and the center manifold reduction theorem. Numerical examples are given in the end of the paper to verify the theoretical results.