Professor of Transitional Energy Strategies, Arup – Royal Academy of Engineering, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Energy Strategy, Energy Storage and Distribution, Transport, Electric Vehicles Biography: John Miles is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge and is the Arup/Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Transitional Energy Strategies at the University’s Department of… Continue Reading
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EPRG Working Paper 1716
Ibrahim Abada, Andreas Ehrenmann and Xavier Lambin On the viability of energy communities Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
A Review of Gas Security of Supply within Great Britain’s Gas Market – From the Present to 2035
The UK government has published its strategic assessment and review of GB’s Gas security of supply based on a detailed analysis by CEPA using EPRG’s gas market models. Dr Chi Kong Chyong, EPRG Research Associate & Director of Energy Policy Forum, led the modelling work for this review. A summary of this strategic assessment and… Continue Reading
Article “Implications of the current low oil prices for MENA countries” by K. Mohaddes
Kamiar Mohaddes and Mehdi Raissi published an article “Implications of the current low oil prices for MENA countries” on Economic Research Forum website, on 9 October 2017 ‘Oil importers in the region should not overestimate the positive impact of the decline in oil prices on their economies given considerable uncertainty about the persistence of lower oil… Continue Reading
Presentation “The return to price caps: Where did it all go wrong and how to fix it?” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild gave a presentation “The return to price caps: Where did it all go wrong and how to fix it?” during Beesley Lectures in London on 5 October 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1715
Seung Wan Kim, Michael G. Pollitt, Young Gyu Jin, Jip Kim and Yong Tae Yoon Contractual Framework for the Devolution of System Balancing Responsibility from the Transmission System Operator to Distribution System Operators Continue Reading
Feng Wang
School of Economics and Finance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China Supervisor: David Reiner Research Interests: Evaluation of energy and environmental policy; Climate change economics; Sustainable economic growth; Chinese economy; Analytic general equilibrium model Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1714
Felix Grey Corporate lobbying for environmental protection Continue Reading
C.K. Chyong quoted in PenzaNews Agency
Chi Kong Chyong was quoted in the article “US anti-Russia sanctions may have negative impact on European energy security” in PenzaNews Agency on 4 August 2017. “While the exporters of gas – Russia and USA – are looking for more customers in the oversupplied market environment, European energy security is at odds: European gas markets are… Continue Reading
Simon Taylor – recipient of the 2017 CJBS Sandra Dawson Research Impact Award
We are delighted to announce that Simon Taylor, EPRG Associate Researcher, is the winner of the 2017 Cambridge Judge Business School Sandra Dawson Research Impact Award. Funded by a generous donation from Professor Dame Sandra Dawson, the annual Research Impact Awards recognise the impact of our research on non-academic stakeholders. Awards are made on the basis… Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 47
Michael Pollitt Lessons from the history of independent system operators in the energy sector Energy Policy, Volume 47, August 2012, Pages 32-48 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Economics, 2012, vol. 34
Tooraj Jamasb, Luis Orea and Michael Pollitt Estimating the marginal cost of quality improvements: The case of the UK electricity distribution companies Energy Economics, Volume 34, Issue 5, September 2012, Pages 1498-1506 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2012, vol. 16
Scott Kelly, Doug Crawford-Brown and Michael Pollitt Building performance evaluation and certification in the UK: Is SAP fit for purpose? Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 16, Issue 9, December 2012, Pages 6861-6878 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 45
Jia Li, Xi Liang, Tim Cockerill, Jon Gibbins and David Reiner Opportunities and barriers for implementing CO2 capture ready designs: A case study of stakeholder perceptions in Guangdong, China Energy Policy, Volume 45, June 2012, Pages 243-251 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Environmental Science and Technology, 2012, vol. 46
David Reiner and Xi Liang Stakeholder Views on Financing Carbon Capture and Storage Demonstration Projects in China Environmental Science and Technology, 2012 Volume 46, no. 2, pages 643-651 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Applied Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 19
Hongliang Yang and Michael Pollitt Incorporating undesirable outputs into Malmquist TFP indices with an unbalanced data panel of Chinese power plants Applied Economics Letters, Volume 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-283, Continue Reading
Journal Article: Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 2012, vol. 1
Jean-Michel Glachant, Paul Joskow, Michael Pollitt Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy: Vision, Purpose and Goals Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, Volume 1 Issue 1, pages.1-3 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Utilities Policy, 2012, vol. 21
Michael Pollitt and Steven Steer Economies of scale and scope in network industries: Lessons for the UK water and sewerage sectors Utilities Policy, Volume 21, June 2012, Pages 17-31 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2012, vol. 50
Michael Pollitt The role of policy in energy transitions: lessons from the energy liberalisation era Energy Policy, Volume 50, November 2012, Pages 128-137 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 2012, vol. 1
David Newbery Reforming Competitive Electricity Markets to Meet Environmental Targets Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, Volume 1, issue 1, pages 69-82 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2012, vol. 1
David Newbery Contracting for Wind Generation Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, Volume 1, issue 2, pages 19-36 Continue Reading
Journal Article: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2013, vol. 18
Emma ter Mors, Bart W. Terwel, Dancker D.L. Daamen, David M. Reiner et al A comparison of techniques used to collect informed public opinions about CCS: Opinion quality after focus group discussions versus information-choice questionnaires International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Volume 18, October 2013, Pages 256-263 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Procedia, 2013, vol. 37
Xi Liang and David M. Reiner The Evolution of Stakeholder Perceptions of Deploying CCS Technologies in China: Survey Results from Three Stakeholder Consultations in 2006, 2009 and 2012 Energy Procedia, Volume 37, 2013, Pages 7361-7368 Continue Reading
Journal Article: The Electricity Journal, 2013, vol. 26
Mallika Chawla and Michael Pollitt Global Trends in Electricity Transmission System Operation: where does the future lie? The Electricity Journal, Volume 26, Issue 5, June 2013, Pages 65-71 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2013, vol. 62
Aoife Brophy Haney and Michael Pollitt International benchmarking of electricity transmission by regulators: A contrast between theory and practice? Energy Policy, Volume 62, November 2013, Pages 267-281 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Public Economics, 2013, vol. 98
Robert Ritz, Cameron Hepburn, John Quah Emissions trading with profit-neutral permit allocations Journal of Public Economics, Volume 98, February 2013, Pages 85-99 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Applied Energy, 2013, vol. 102
Scott Kelly, Michelle Shipworth, David Shipworth, Michael Gentry, Andrew Wright, Michael Pollitt, Doug Crawford-Brown, Kevin Lomas Predicting the diversity of internal temperatures from the English residential sector using panel methods Applied Energy, Volume 102, February 2013, Pages 601-621 Continue Reading
Article “Energy bill woes are down but support for market intervention remains strong” by D. Reiner
David Reiner and Joel Faulkner Rogers published an article “Energy bill woes are down but support for market intervention remains strong” on YouGov website on 25 July 2017. The full text of the article can be read here Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2015, vol. 87
Peter Levi and Michael Pollitt Cost trajectories of low carbon electricity generation technologies in the UK: A study of cost uncertainty Energy Policy, Volume 87, December 2015, Pages 48-59 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 2013, vol.2
Mallika Chawla and Michael Pollitt Energy-efficiency and Environmental Policies & Income Supplements in the UK: Evolution and Distributional Impacts on Domestic Energy Bills Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 2013, Volume 2, No.1 Continue Reading
Journal Article: International Review of Applied Economics, 2013, vol. 27
Aoife Brophy Haney and Michael Pollitt New models of public ownership in energy International Journal of Applied Economics, Volume 27, No.2, March 2013, pages 174-192 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Economic Theory, 2013, vol. 148
David Newbery, Pär Holmberg and Daniel Ralph Supply Function Equilibria: Step Functions and Continuous Representations Journal of Economic Theory, Volume 148, Issue 4, July 2013, Pages 1509-1551 Continue Reading
Journal Article: The Electricity Journal, 2013, vol. 26
Michael Pollitt and Aoife Brophy Haney Dismantling a Competitive Electricity Sector: The U.K.’s Electricity Market Reform The Electricity Journal, Volume 26, Issue 10, December 2013, Pages 8-15 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Industrial Economics, 2014, vol. 62
Robert Ritz On welfare losses due to imperfect competition The Journal of Industrial Economics, Volume 62, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 167–190 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Economics, 2014, vol. 44
Chi Kong Chyong and Benjamin Hobbs Strategic Eurasian natural gas market model for energy security and policy analysis: Formulation and application to South Stream Energy Economics, Volume 44, July 2014, Pages 198-211 Continue Reading
Journal Article: The Electricity Journal, 2014, vol. 27
Michael Pollitt and Aoife Brophy Haney Dismantling a Competitive Retail Electricity Market: Residential Market Reforms in Great Britain The Electricity Journal, Volume 27, Issue 1, January–February 2014, Pages 66-73 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Operations Research Perspectives, 2014, vol. 1
Manuel Llorca, Luis Orea and Michael Pollitt Using the latent class approach to cluster firms in benchmarking: An application to the US electricity transmission industry Operations Research Perspectives, Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 6-17 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2014, vol. 86
Pavlos Symeou and Michael Pollitt Fixed voice telephony in economies of different sizes: when industry policy meets technological change Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 86, July 2014, Pages 273-286 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Legal Studies, 2015, vol. 44
Robert Hahn and Robert Ritz Does the social cost of carbon matter? Evidence from US policy The Journal of Legal Studies, January 2015, Volume 44 (1) Continue Reading
Journal Article: Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy, 2015, vol. 4
Chi Kong Chyong and David Reiner Economics and Politics of Shale Gas in Europe Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2015, Volume 4, no.1 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 144
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt Options for allocating and releasing distribution system capacity: Deciding between interruptible connections and firm DG connections Applied Energy, Volume 144, 15 April 2015, Pages 96-105 Based on EPRG WP#1320 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Strategy Reviews, 2015, vol. 6
Mark Lemon, Michael Pollitt and Steven Steer Local energy policy and managing low carbon transition: The case of Leicester, UK Energy Strategy Reviews, Volume 6, January 2015, Pages 57-63 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2015, vol. 83
Tooraj Jamasb and Michael Pollitt Why and how to subsidise energy R+D: Lessons from the collapse and recovery of electricity innovation in the UK Energy Policy, Volume 83, August 2015, Pages 197-205 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2015, vol. 30
Kamiar Mohaddes, Tiago Cavalcanti and Mehdi Raissi Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth Journal of Applied Econometrics, Volume 30, Issue 6, September/October 2015, Pages 857–873 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Policy, 2015, vol. 86
Musiliu Oseni Assessing the consumers’ willingness to adopt a prepayment metering system in Nigeria Energy Policy, Volume 86, November 2015, Pages 154-165 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Financial Intermediation, 2015, vol. 24
Robert Ritz and Ansgar Walther How do banks respond to increased funding uncertainty? Journal of Financial Intermediation, Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2015, Pages 386-410 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Journal of Risk Research, 2015, vol. 18
David Reiner Where can I go to see one? Risk communications for an ‘imaginary technology’ Journal of Risk Research 18(6), June 2015, pages 710-713 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Energy Economics, 2015, vol. 52 part B
Musiliu Oseni and Michael Pollitt A firm-level analysis of outage loss differentials and self-generation: Evidence from African business enterprises Energy Economics, Volume 52, Part B, November 2015, Pages 277–286 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015, vol. 51
Karim Anaya and Michael Pollitt The role of distribution network operators in promoting cost-effective distributed generation: Lessons from the United States of America for Europe Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 51, November 2015, Pages 484-496 Based on EPRG WP#1422 Continue Reading
Journal Article: Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 2015
David Newbery and Michael Grubb Security of Supply, the Role of Interconnectors and Option Values: insights from the GB Capacity Auction Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy, 4(2), 65- 81 Continue Reading