Stephen Littlechild’s latest submission to Ofgem “Time to stop digging” is the response to Ofgem’s consultation on its Forward Work Plan | PDF
Stephen Littlechild’s latest submission to Ofgem “Time to stop digging” is the response to Ofgem’s consultation on its Forward Work Plan | PDF
Professor of Industrial Engineering, ICAI-IIT, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain Email: [email protected] Tel: +34 91 5406257 Research interests: Energy Policy, Energy Modeling, Decision Making Biography: Pedro Linares is Professor of Industrial Engineering at Comillas University, Director of the BP Chair on Energy and Sustainability, and co-director and founder of Economics for Energy. He currently serves as Director… Continue Reading
PhD student, Department of Computer Science and Technology E-Mail: [email protected] Supervisors: Prof Srinivasan Keshav and Dr Emily Shuckburgh Research Topic: Complementarity of distributed renewables and its effect on the transmission grid Research interests: renewable forecasting, energy transmission grid, climate models, probabilistic modelling, artificial intelligence Biography: Petr is a PhD student at the AI for Environmental… Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild published an article “Developments in the Overall Customer Satisfaction League” in Cornwall Insight Energy Spectrum, Issue 745, on 18 January 2021. You can read the article here Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild published an article “What are they really like?”. It first appeared in Utility Week on 18 December 2020. You can read the article here Continue Reading
Ashish Kumar Sedai, Tooraj Jamasb, Rabindra Nepal, Ray Miller Electrification and Welfare for the Marginalized: Evidence from India Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Call for Papers for Special Issue “Innovation, Policy, and Regulation in Electricity Markets“. This special issue will explore lessons from electricity innovation experiments across the world and what implications they have for policy and regulation. Authors are invited to use their papers to describe the nature of the experiments they discuss, the results of the… Continue Reading
K. Mohaddes and Rhys J. Williams The Adaptive Investment Effect: Evidence from Chinese Provinces Economics Letters, volume 193, article #109332, August 2020 Continue Reading
G. Dolphin, M. Pollitt and D. Newbery The political economy of carbon pricing: a panel Analysis Oxford Economic Papers, volume #72(2), pages 472–500, 10 July 2020 Continue Reading
K. Anaya and M. Pollitt Reactive Power Procurement: A Review of current trends Applied Energy, volume 270, article #114939, 15 July 2020 Continue Reading
O. Corry and D. Reiner Protests and Policies: How Radical Social Movement Activists Engage with Climate Policy Dilemmas Sociology, article #0038038520943107, 9 September 2020 Continue Reading
Y. Han, J. Lam, V. Li, D. Reiner A Bayesian LSTM model to evaluate the effects of air pollution control regulations in Beijing, China Environmental Science & Policy, volume 115, pages 26-34, January 2021 Continue Reading
W. Zhou, A. Moncaster, D. Reiner, P. Guthrie Developing a generic System Dynamics model for building stock transformation towards energy efficiency and low-carbon development Energy and Buildings, volume 224, article #110246, 1 October 2020 Continue Reading
W. Zhou, E. O’Neill, A. Moncaster, D.M. Reiner and P. Guthrie Forecasting Urban Residential Stock Turnover Dynamics using System Dynamics and Bayesian Model Averaging Applied Energy, volume 275, article #115388, 1 October 2020 Continue Reading
F. Wang, X. Sun, D.M. Reiner and M. Wu Changing trends of the elasticity of China’s carbon emission intensity to industry structure and energy efficiency Energy Economics, volume 86, article #104679, February 2020 Continue Reading
K. Mohaddes, A. Chudik, M.H. Pesaran Identifying Global and National Output and Fiscal Policy Shocks Using a GVAR Advances in Econometrics, volume 41: Essays in Honour of Cheng Hsiao, pages 143–189, April 2020 Continue Reading
K. Mohaddes, H. Jibril and K. Chaudhuri Asymmetric oil prices and trade imbalances: Does the source of the oil shock matter? Energy Policy, volume 137, pages 1-15, February 2020 Continue Reading
V. Ajayi and D. Reiner European Industrial Energy Intensity: Innovation, Environmental Regulation, and Price Effects Energy Journal volume 41, issue 4, pages 75-98, 2020 Continue Reading
R. Ostfeld and D.M. Reiner Public views of Scotland’s path to decarbonization: Evidence from citizens’ juries and focus groups Energy Policy, volume 140, article #111332, May 2020 Continue Reading
K. Chyong, B. Guo, and D. Newbery The impact of a Carbon Tax on the CO2 emissions reduction of wind The Energy Journal, volume 41, issue 1, pages 1-31, 2020 Based on EPRG WP#1904 Continue Reading
David Newbery The cost of uncoupling Nature Energy, volume 5, pages 187-188, February 2020 Continue Reading
G. Montoya, B. Guo, D. Newbery, P.E. Dodds, G. Lipman, G. Castagneto Gissey Measuring inefficiency in international electricity trading Energy Policy, vol. 143, pages 1-12 Based on EPRG WP#1932 Continue Reading
N. Markusson, N. Balta-Ozkan, J. Chilvers, P. Healey, D. Reiner, D. McLaren Social Science Sequestered Frontiers in Climate, volume 2, 2 June 2020 Continue Reading
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt wrote a report “Regulation and policies for local flexibility markets: Current and future developments in seven leading countries” for Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as a result of their participation in Project MERLIN. The report was published on Project MERLIN website in November 2020. This report investigates stakeholder opinion… Continue Reading
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt wrote a report “A Review of International Experience in the use of smart electricity platforms for the procurement of flexibility services (Part 2 – Main Findings)” for Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as a result of their participation in Project MERLIN. The report was published on Project MERLIN website… Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild published an article “What are customers saying?“. It first appeared in Utility Week on 7 December 2020. The article is based on Stephen’s recent EPRG WP2025 You can read the article here Continue Reading
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt wrote a report “A review of international experience in the use of smart electricity platforms for the procurement of flexibility services (Part 1)” for Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), as a result of their participation in Project MERLIN. The report was published on Project MERLIN website in May 2020.… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt and Geoffroy Dolphin wrote a new report “Feasibility and impacts of EU ETS scope extension: Road transport and buildings” for CERRE (Centre for Regulation in Europe) that was published in December 2020. You can read the report here Continue Reading
David Andrés-Cerezo and Natalia Fabra Storing Power: Market Structure Matters Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild published an article “The CMA and Ofwat: Another nail in the coffin?“. It first appeared in Utility Week on 26 November 2020. You can read the article here Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2020 Online Winter Seminar in partnership with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. The event took place on 3 and 4 December 2020 and consisted of 4 sessions. PROGRAMME 3 December 2020 SESSION 1 – Panel discussion: “Green Growth: Harnessing Economic Opportunities while Meeting Climate Policy Targets” Chair: David Reiner… Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild’s latest work “The Evolution of Competitive Retail Electricity Markets” is a preliminary version of what will appear as Chapter 4 in the forthcoming Handbook on the Economics of Electricity Markets, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing | PDF Continue Reading
Mathilde Fajardy and David Reiner An overview of the electrification of residential and commercial heating and cooling and prospects for decarbonisation Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
PhD Student, Department of Land Economy E-Mail: [email protected] Supervisors: Laura Diaz Anadon and Jorge Viñuales Research Topic: Decarbonisation pathways in energy-intensive industries: The case of the cement industry Biography: Thea is a PhD student at the Center for Energy, Environment and Natural Resource Governance (CEENRG), Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge (since October 2019). She… Continue Reading
David Newbery Club goods and a tragedy of the commons: the Clean Energy Package and wind curtailment Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Previously published as “The distortionary cost of marginal wind curtailment” on 1 December 2020, this paper was revised and renamed in January 2021 Continue Reading
Robert Ritz published a piece “Sustainable investment: Look more closely at corporate divestitures of carbon-heavy assets” with Cambridge Zero on 2 December 2020 You can read the article here Continue Reading
Ryan Rafaty, Geoffroy Dolphin and Felix Pretis Carbon pricing and the elasticity of CO2 emissions Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Grischa Perino, Robert A. Ritz and Arthur A. van Benthem Overlapping Climate Policies Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Victor Ajayi and David Reiner Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Industrial Decarbonisation? Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment on Green Plastics Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Qingyu Xu and Benjamin F. Hobbs Economic Efficiency of Alternative Border Carbon Adjustment Schemes: A Case Study of California Carbon Pricing and the Western North American Power Market Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a research seminar on “Generalized linear competition: From pass-through to policy” to the Helsinki Graduate School of Economics on 11 November 2020 | PDF Continue Reading
Ramit Debnath, Vibhor Mittal, Abhinav Jindal A review of challenges from increasing renewable generation in the Indian Power System Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Ramit Debnath, Ronita Bardhan, Sarah Darby, Kamiar Mohaddes, Minna Sunikka-Blank, Ana Cristina Villaça Coelho, Abdulrasheed Isa A deep-narrative analysis of energy cultures in slum rehabilitation housing of Abuja, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro for just policy design Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Cambridge Zero Policy Forum, a collaboration of Cambridge Zero and the Centre for Science and Policy, released an ambitious new report: A Blueprint for a Green Future. This report brings together ideas from senior academics across the University of Cambridge to present a multidisciplinary perspective and series of recommendations for policymakers and industry. To read… Continue Reading
Robert A. Ritz Climate targets, executive compensation, and corporate strategy Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt gave a talk “Promoting green growth: a guaranteed route to recovery or a route to value destruction?” at 30th University of Cambridge Alumni Festival on 21 September 2020. In his talk, Michael explores green investment and how they promote economic productivity and growth. You can listen to this presentation here Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt recorded a podcast “Economics and Energy Transitions” organized by Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge and hosted by Dr Robert Doubleday. To listen to the podcast please click here Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes recorded a podcast “The Economics of a Green Recovery” organized by Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge. In the podcast, hosted by Dr Robert Doubleday, Dr Mohaddes together with Dr Nina Seega discussed the macroeconomic effects of the Covid-19 shock, the long-term costs of climate change and the potential for a… Continue Reading
The Royal Society published a new policy briefing “Nuclear Cogeneration: civil nuclear in a low-carbon future“. Simon Taylor, EPRG Associate Researcher, was on the Steering Group for this report. To view the report, please click here Continue Reading
Jun Xu, Michael G. Pollitt, Bai-Chen Xie, Chung-Han Yang China’s Energy Law Draft and the Reform of its Electricity Supply Sector Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text The Chinese version of this paper can be found below Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading