Michael Pollitt The European Single Market in Electricity: An Economic Assessment Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt The European Single Market in Electricity: An Economic Assessment Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2018 Spring Seminar in partnership with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. On May 10, 2018 EPRG hosted delegates to dinner at Westminster College, and on May 11, 2018 at Downing College for a full-day seminar. Programme SESSION 1 – THE ROLE OF GAS IN ENERGY TRANSITIONS Chair: Jason Mann (FTI-Compass Lexecon Energy) Jonathan Stern (OIES) Challenges to… Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes was quoted in the article “This is ‘Winning’? Ending the Iran Deal is Alienating European Allies & Strengthening the Yuan” by Eleanor Beevor, on Albawaba News, on 14 May 2018. The interview covers his views on the likely impact on Iran’s oil exports following President Trump’s withdraw from JCPOA and unilateral sanctions by the… Continue Reading
We are pleased to announce that Robert Ritz, one of EPRG’s Assistant Directors, has been appointed as a member of Ofgem’s Academic Panel. The Panel is set to enhance Ofgem’s strategic thinking and early-stage policy development. More details on the Panel, its aims and current members can be found here Continue Reading
Visiting Researcher, Assistant Professor, Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan Supervisor: David Newbery Research Interests: Environmental and energy economics, energy policy, environmental policy and sustainable development. Continue Reading
Sinan Kufeoglu and Michael Pollitt The impact of PVs and EVs on Domestic Electricity Network Charges: a case study from Great Britain Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Also published as a journal article in Energy Policy, Volume 127, April 2019, pp 412-424 | Text Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild Competition, regulation and price controls in the GB retail energy market Utilities Policy, Volume 52, June 2018, Pages 59-69 Continue Reading
Mohammad Hesamzadeh, Par Holmberg, Mahir Sarfati Simulation and Evaluation of Zonal Electricity Market Design Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Bennett Professor of Public Policy, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Economic statistics and the digital economy, competition policy and digital markets, economics of new technologies, natural capital Biography: Diane was previously Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester and has held a number of public service roles… Continue Reading
Ibrahim Abada, Andreas Ehrenmann, Xavier Lambin Unintended consequences: The snowball effect of energy communities Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1703 The CMA’s analysis of the retail energy market: an examination using textbook economics by Stephen Littlechild has been updated and published under a new title The CMA’s assessment of customer detriment in the GB retail energy market. To view a new version, please click here Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild’s paper “Competition, Regulation and Price Controls in the GB Retail Energy Market” is a revised and updated version of his July 2017 lead article in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Network, which summarises and appraises the last decade of UK retail energy market regulation. The revised paper has been submitted to Utilities Policy. The full text can be found here The… Continue Reading
Jacqueline CK Lam, Victor OK Li, David M. Reiner, Yang Han, and Shan Shan Wang Trust in Government and Effective Nuclear Safety Governance in Great Britain Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Hao Yu, David M. Reiner, Hao Chen, Zhifu Mi A comparison of public preferences for different low-carbon energy technologies: Support for CCS, nuclear and wind energy in the United Kingdom Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Tooraj Jamasb, Manuel Llorca, Pavan Khetrapal, Tripta Thakur Institutions and Performance of Regulated Firms: Evidence from Electric Utilities in the Indian States Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes and Mehdi Raissi’s paper “Can Sovereign Wealth Funds Mitigate the Negative Impact of Volatility?” is published in Economic Research Forum Policy Brief #31 in March 2018. The full text can be found here Continue Reading
PhD Student, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Supervisor: David Reiner Research Interests: Energy prosumers, energy technology diffusion, renewable energy policies, industry transitions Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild has made a submission to the CMA investigation of the SSE-Npower merger, suggesting that the two companies agree to divest long-standing customers on Standard Variable Tariffs to smaller suppliers in the domestic energy market. He identifies ten respects in which this would increase competition, which is particularly important in present circumstances | PDF… Continue Reading
Michael Grubb, Jean-Francois Mercure, Pablo Salas, Rutger-Jan Lange, Ida Sognnaes Systems Innovation, Inertia and Pliability: A mathematical exploration with implications for climate change abatement Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes was quoted in the article “Reneging on the Nuclear Deal Will Isolate America, Empower China, and Distance Europe” by Eleanor Beevor, on Albawaba News, on 28 February 2018. The article also makes a reference of Kamiar’s work “Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy: A Counterfactual Analysis” that was written together with… Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes and Hashem Pesaran “Country-specific oil supply shocks and the global economy: A counterfactual analysis” Energy Economics, Volume 59, September 2016, Pages 382-399 Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild wrote a report on US competitive electricity markets “The Regulation of Retail Competition in US Residential Electricity Markets”. The report explains that all competitive retail markets in the US except Texas require incumbent network utilities to offer a default supply service to customers who do not choose a retail supplier, and to do… Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a keynote on “Global gas markets and the future of natural gas” at the 2018 Energy Transitions Conference at NTNU Trondheim, Norway, on 27 February 2018 | PDF Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt, Chung-Han Yang and Hao Chen Restructuring the Chinese Electricity Supply Sector: An assessment of the market pilot in Guangdong Province Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF The Chinese version of this paper can be viewed here Continue Reading
Natalia Fabra A Primer on Capacity Mechanisms Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Visiting scholar, Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China Supervisor: David Reiner Research Interests: renewable energy resources assessment, cost-benefit research and policy research, allowance allocation methodology for power sector in China’s national ETS, low carbon city development Continue Reading
Research Assistant Email: [email protected] Supervisor: Chi Kong Chyong and Stuart Scott Research Topic: Operations research in the energy markets Biography: Tom is working as a research assistant with EPRG. He previously obtained an MPhil in Energy Technologies from Cambridge and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)- Mechanical Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His current… Continue Reading
Mengfei Jiang, Xi Liang, David Reiner, Boqiang Lin and Maosheng Duan Stakeholder Views on Interactions between Low-carbon Policies and Carbon Markets in China: Lessons from the Guangdong ETS Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt Storage Business Models: Lessons for Electricity from Natural Gas, Cloud Data and Frozen Food Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
CEO & Founder Gore Street Capital Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Transition Studies; Energy Policy, Renewable Energy Finance; Climate Change Background: Alex O’Cinneide is CEO and Chair of the Investment Committee of Gore Street Capital, a business he founded in 2015 which is now one of the largest owners and investors in energy storage globally. He previously was… Continue Reading
Geoffroy Dolphin and Michael Pollitt International Spillovers and Carbon Pricing Policies Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF This WP was revised in March 2019 and replaced the old version. Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild published an article “An energy price cap will damage the industry. Here’s a viable alternative” in the Daily Telegraph on 9 January 2018 | PDF To read the article online, please click here Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild gave a presentation “Competition and the UK retail energy market: Lessons for Australia?” during AEC Luncheon Seminar in Park Hyatt, Melbourne, Australia on 29 November 2017 | PDF He also presented “Competition and the UK retail energy market” at Meridian Energy Seminars, Wellington, New Zealand on 23 November 2017 | PDF You can view this presentation here Continue Reading
Mahmud I. Imam, Tooraj Jamasb, and Manuel Llorca Sector Reforms and Institutional Corruption: Evidence from Electricity Industry in Sub-Saharan Africa Previously published in January 2018 under the title Power Sector Reform and Corruption: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa. Updated in May 2018 under a new title. Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild and other former energy regulators of the UK submitted a written evidence to the BEIS Select Committee on pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft domestic gas and electricity (tariff cap) bill in November 2017. The full text can be found here. On 12 December 2017, S. Littlechild gave evidence in person during the Select Committee meeting. The written… Continue Reading
Ilkka Hannula and David Reiner The race to solve the sustainable transport problem via carbon-neutral synthetic fuels and battery electric vehicles Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Gauthier de Maere d’Aertrycke, Andreas Ehrenmann, Daniel Ralph, and Yves Smeers Risk trading in capacity equilibrium models Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
David Newbery Designing an electricity wholesale market to accommodate significant renewables penetration: Lessons from Britain Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt Regulating the Electricity System Operator: Lessons for Great Britain from around the world Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Assistant Professor, Econometric Institute, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Econometrics, Machine Learning, Energy Economics Biography: Dr. Eoghan O’Neill is an Assistant Professor in the Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam. Eoghan received his PhD in 2020, supervised by Dr. Melvyn Weeks. Eoghan’s research focuses on machine learning methods… Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2017 Winter Seminar in partnership with NERA Economic Consulting. On December 7, 2017 EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Magdalene College, and on December 8, 2017 at Churchill College for a full-day seminar. Continue Reading
Assistant Professor, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Energy market reform, climate and energy policy, applied economics Background: Dr Bowei Guo is an assistant professor at the School of Applied Economics at Renmin University of China. Bowei received his PhD in July 2020, supervised by Dr Melvyn Weeks and… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt and Chi-Kong Chyong conducted a study “Brexit and its implications for British and EU Energy and Climate Policy” for Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE). It was published by CERRA as a Project Report on 22 November 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes, EPRG Associate Researcher, gave a presentation “Oil Prices and the Global Economy: Is It Different This Time Around?” at the Conference on “Arab Oil Exporters: Coping with a New Global Oil Order”, at the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development on 26-27 November 2017 in Kuwait | PDF Continue Reading
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Cultural Resources, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan R.O.C. E-mail: [email protected] Research interests: energy regulations, power market reforms in Greater China (including mainland China and Taiwan), oil & gas, international environmental law Biography: Chung-Han studied for his Master’s degree as a Chevening Scholar at Cambridge University Law Faculty. He also… Continue Reading
William J. Nuttall, Constantine Samaras, and Morgan Bazilian Energy and the Military: Convergence of Security, Economic, and Environmental Decision-Making Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes, Paul Cashin and Mehdi Raissi “Fair weather or foul? The macroeconomic effects of El Niño” Journal of International Economics, Volume 106, May 2017, Pages 37-54 Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes, EPRG Associate Researcher, gave a presentation “Do Sovereign Wealth Funds Dampen the Negative Effects of Commodity Price Volatility?” at the Workshop on New Perspectives on Political Economy of the Middle East that took place at the University of Oxford on 27-28 October 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes and Mehdi Raissi Do sovereign wealth funds dampen the negative effects of commodity price volatility? Journal of Commodity Markets, Volume 8, December 2017, Pages 18-27 Continue Reading
David Newbery and Thomas Greve The strategic robustness of oligopoly electricity market models Energy Economics, Volume 68, October 2017, Pages 124-132 Continue Reading