Chi-Kong Chyong gave a presentation “Some Economics of Natural Gas Storage in North West Europe” at the AIEE Energy Symposium on Current and Future Challenges to Energy Security, on 1 December 2016 in Milan, Italy | PDF Continue Reading
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EPRG Working Paper 1628
Ana Rodríguez-Álvarez, Luis Orea and Tooraj Jamasb Fuel Poverty and Well-Being: A Consumer Theory and Stochastic Frontier Approach Continue Reading
Presentation “OPEC vs US shale: Analyzing the shift to a market-share strategy” by R. Ritz
Robert Ritz gave a presentation “OPEC vs US shale: Analyzing the shift to a market-share strategy” at Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies (OxCarre) on 15 November 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
Laura Diaz Anadon
Professor of Climate Change Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Energy and climate policy; innovation and science policy; technological change; R&D institutions and management; decision making under uncertainty; water-energy-food nexus; policy and integrated analysis; sustainable development Biography: Professor Laura Diaz Anadon holds the chaired Professorship of Climate Change Policy at the University of… Continue Reading
Article “Climate Policy After the Paris 2015 Climate Conference” by J. Vinuales, J. Depledge, D. Reiner and E. Lees
David Reiner together with Jorge Vinuales, Joanna Depledge and Emma Lees published a guest edited issue of Climate Policy journal (vol 17, #1) ‘Climate Policy After the Paris 2015 Climate Conference’ on 7 November 2016. The article covers the prospects of the Paris Agreement of the Climate Policy that follows from the Post-Paris Conference held in Cambridge… Continue Reading
Interview with S. Taylor on Nuclear Futures, BBC Radio 4
Simon Taylor, EPRG Associate Researcher, was interviewed for BBC Radio 4 programme Costing the Earth on Nuclear Futures. The programme was broadcast on 1 & 2 November 2016 and covered the subject of extending the lives of the UK’s older nuclear power stations. To listen to the interview, please click here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1627
G. Dolphin, M. Pollitt, and D. Newbery The Political Economy of Carbon Pricing: a Panel Analysis Continue Reading
Clara Poletti
Head of the Regulation Department, The Regulatory Authority for Electricity Gas and Water, Milan, Italy E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: electricity and gas market design; regulation of network industries; retail markets. Biography: Clara Poletti is Director of the Regulation Department of AEEGSI, the Italian independent regulatory Authority for electricity, gas and water as of 2011. She was appointed… Continue Reading
Presentation “Business Models for Future Energy Systems” by M. Pollitt
Michael Pollitt gave a presentation “Business Models for Future Energy Systems” during BIEE’s 11th Oxford research conference that took place at St John’s College, Oxford on 21-22 September 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1626
David Newbery A simple introduction to the economics of storage: shifting demand and supply over time and space Continue Reading
Lynn Gladden, CBE, FRS, FREng
Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Research interests: Magnetic Resonance, Terahertz applications, catalysis, oil recovery Biography: Lynn Gladden graduated in Chemical Physics from the University of Bristol, UK, before studying for her PhD in Physical Chemistry at the University of Cambridge. Following completion of her thesis… Continue Reading
Hao Chen
Associate Professor in Energy Economics, School of Applied Economics, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Research interests: Energy investment, Electricity market reform, Climate change economics Background: Hao Chen obtained his Ph.D. degree in Energy Economics from Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP-BIT), Beijing Institute of Technology in 2018, and is… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1625
Thomas Greve, Charalampos Patsios, Michael G. Pollitt, and Phil Taylor Economic zones for future complex power systems Continue Reading
Seungwan Kim
Visiting Post-Doctoral Researcher, Electric Power Network Economics Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Seoul National University, South Korea Supervisor: Michael Pollitt Research Interests: Balancing Service, Renewable Energy Integration, Distribution System Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1624
Marta Rocha and Thomas Greve Contracting in a market with differential information Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1623
Michael Pollitt Electricity Network Charging for Flexibility Continue Reading
Giuliana Battisti
Professor of the Economics of Innovation, University of Warwick E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Economics of Innovation, patents & R&D, consumer preferences, industrial organization, statistics and econometrics Biography: Giuliana is a Professor of the Economics of Innovation at Warwick Business School, a Trustee, member of the Council of the Royal Economics Society and a member of… Continue Reading
EPRG Workshop “Implications of Brexit for UK and EU Energy and Climate Policy”, 6 September 2016
EPRG held a workshop on “Implications of Brexit for UK and EU Energy and Climate Policy” on 6 September 2016 at Sidney Sussex College. The Workshop comprised of 3 panel discussions sessions and finished with a dinner which included a keynote speaker, Vicky Ford, MEP and Chair of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European… Continue Reading
Public comment outline for FTC investigation by M. Pollitt and W. Strielkowski
Michael Pollitt and Wadim Strielkowski submitted public comment Consumer solar distributed generation (DG): net metering and some competition issues to Federal Trade Commission (USA) under FTC initiative on Competition and Consumer Protection Issues in the Rooftop Solar Business, on 22 August 2016. To read the comment please click here Continue Reading
Fabien Roques
Associate Professor, Université Paris Dauphine, France E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Electricity, gas market design; Regulation of network industries; Environmental regulation, carbon market design Biography: Fabien Roques is an Associate Professor at University Paris Dauphine and a Senior Vice President with the economics consultancy Compass Lexecon. His expertise spans European power, gas, and carbon dioxide (CO2)… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1622
Manuel Llorca and Tooral Jamasb Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effect in European Road Freight Transport Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1621
Francisco D. Munoz, Adriaan Hendrik van der Weijde, Benjamin F. Hobbs and Jean-Paul Watson Does risk aversion affect transmission and generation planning? A Western North America case study Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1620
Rowan Adams and Tooraj Jamasb Optimal Power Generation Portfolios with Renewables: An Application to the UK Continue Reading
Article “Is cheap oil really good for the global economy?” by K. Mohaddes
Kamiar Mohaddes, EPRG Associate Researcher, published an article “Is cheap oil really good for the global economy?” in Financial Times on 14 July 2016. To read the article, please click here. Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1619
Ibrahim Abada and Andreas Ehrenmann The prisoner’s dilemma in Cournot models: when endogenizing the level of competition leads to competitive behaviors Continue Reading
CEEPR & EPRG European Energy Policy Conference, Paris, France, 7-8 July 2016
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2016 CEEPR/EPRG Annual Conference with support from EDF Energy. The Conference took place in George C. Marshall Centre in Paris, France, on 7 – 8 July and comprised of 1,5 day of sessions and dinner. Continue Reading
Andreas Ehrenmann
Chief Analyst, Center of Expertise in Economic Modelling and Studies, ENGIE, Paris, France E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Electricity and gas systems and market design; renewable energy; mathematical modelling; equilibrium problems; long term contracts; risk functions. Biography: Andreas Ehrenmann is Chief Analyst in an internal center for economic expertise modelling and studies at ENGIE. Andreas has… Continue Reading
Presentation “Oil Prices and the Global Economy: Is It Different This Time Around?” by K. Mohaddes
Kamiar Mohaddes, EPRG Associate Researcher, gave a presentation “Oil Prices and the Global Economy: Is It Different This Time Around?” at the IIEA Conference on Iran’s Economy at Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany on 18 June 2016 | Slides Continue Reading
Paul Warde
Lecturer in Environmental History, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: History of energy use; long-term relations between energy and economic growth; history of energy policy and prediction; energy embodied in trade flows. Background: Paul Warde is a lecturer in environmental history in the History Faculty of the University of Cambridge. He… Continue Reading
S. Littlechild’s latest submission to Energy and Climate Change Committee
Stephen Littlechild and other former energy regulators of the UK submitted a paper to Energy and Climate Change Committee for Committee’s oral hearing on the CMA energy market report that took place on 5 July 2016. The full text can be read here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1618
David Newbery Pricing Electricity and Supporting Renewables in Heavily Energy Subsidized Economies Continue Reading
D. Newbery’s latest contribution to DECC, 10 March 2016
David Newbery’s latest contribution to DECC “How do we get to an electricity market with government making as few decisions as possible by 2025?”, 10 March 2016. To full text can be found here. Continue Reading
Kathryn Chelminski
Doctoral Student, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland Supervisor: David Reiner Research Interests: Energy and environmental policy, Barriers to renewable energy development, Geothermal energy, Social acceptability of technology, Financial mechanisms for renewable energy development, Development aid effectiveness Continue Reading
Presentation “What are the prospects for electrical energy storage (EES)? Lessons from Europe and California” by M. Pollitt
Michael Pollitt gave a presentation “What are the prospects for electrical energy storage (EES)? Lessons from Europe and California” at the International Conference on the Frontier of Advanced Batteries, CIBF2016 and the 6th China International Energy Storage Conference in Shenzhen, China, on 25 May 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
Richard Schmalensee
Professor of Economics Emeritus, Howard W. Johnson Professor of Management Emeritus, Dean Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA, USA Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Decarbonizing the electric grid; public policy in the energy sector Biography: Richard Schmalensee is Howard W. Johnson Professor of Economics and Management, Emeritus at MIT. He has served as a… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1617
David Newbery Questioning the EU Target Electricity Model – how should it be adapted to deliver the Trilemma? Also published in Energy Policy under the title “Tales of Two Islands – Lessons for EU Energy Policy from Electricity Market Reforms in Britain and Ireland” and available here Continue Reading
Presentation “In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy: why multi-disciplinary approaches to Energy and Climate problems are so important” by M. Pollitt
Michael Pollitt gave a presentation “In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy: why multi-disciplinary approaches to Energy and Climate problems are so important” at CEEP, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, on 20 May 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
Michael Mehling
Executive Director, MIT Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR), USA Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Energy and environmental regulation, climate finance, carbon pricing, emissions trading Background: Michael Mehling is Executive Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he facilitates research across MIT on the… Continue Reading
2016 EPRG Spring Seminar
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2016 Spring Seminar in partnership with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. On May 12, 2016 EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Westminster College, and on May 13, 2016 at the Moller Centre, Churchill College for a full-day seminar. Continue Reading
Bo Qiang Lin
Dean of China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy, Xiamen University, China Tel: +86 592-206-0972 Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Energy & environmental economics and policy Biography: Lin Boqiang obtained his BA degree in economics from Xiamen University and a Ph.D in economics from University of California at Santa Barbara. He was a principal energy economist… Continue Reading
Frank Kelly
Professor of the Mathematics of Systems, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cambridge Tel: +44 (1) 223 37963 Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Random processes, networks and optimization; applications to the design and control of networks, and self-regulation in large-scale systems Biography: Frank Kelly is Professor of the Mathematics of Systems in the University of Cambridge. He was… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1616
Laura-Lucia Richter and Michael Pollitt Which Smart Electricity Services Contracts Will Consumers Accept? The demand for compensation in a platform market Continue Reading
S. Littlechild’s latest contributions to CMA Provisional Decision on Remedies
Stephen Littlechild’s latest response to CMA Provisional Decision on Remedies from 11 April 2016 and Supplementary Submission on Provisional Decision on Remedies from 20 April 2016. Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1615
Laura-Lucia Richter and Melvyn Weeks Flexible Mixed Logit with Posterior Analysis: Eliciting Willingness to Pay for Grid Resilience Continue Reading
David MacKay’s final interview and tribute
The final interview with David MacKay (22 April 1967 – 14 April 2016) appeared in the article “Idea of renewables powering UK is an ‘appalling delusion’” in The Guardian on 3 May 2016. To read the article and listen to the interview, please click here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1614
Francisco Castellano Ruz and Michael G. Pollitt Overcoming barriers to electrical energy storage: Comparing California and Europe Continue Reading
Xiaoping He
Associate Professor, China Centre for Energy Economics Research, School of Economics, Xiamen University, China Email: [email protected] Tel: +85 592 2186076 Biography: Dr. Xiaoping He is an Associate Professor in the China Centre for Energy Economics Research (CCEER) at Xiamen University with specific interests in Energy Policy and Energy market. She speaks Chinese and English. She… Continue Reading
Natalia Fabra
Professor of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Email: [email protected] Tel: +34.91.6245736 Research Interests: Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Regulation, Electricity Markets Biography: Natalia Fabra is Professor at the Economics Department of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. She is a member of the Economic Advisory Group on Competition Policy (EAGCP) of the DG COMP, Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1613
Thomas Greve and Michael Pollitt A VCG Auction for Electricity Storage Continue Reading
Article “The Folly of Hinkley” by S. Taylor
Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance Programme, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and EPRG Associate Researcher, published an article “The Folly of Hinkley” in Prospect magazine on 21 April 2016. To read the article, please click here. Continue Reading