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
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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
Victor O.K. Li
Chair of Information Engineering and Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong Email: [email protected] Research Interests: Core technologies and applications of Information Technologies; clean energy and environment; smart grid; big data; social networks; wireless networks; optimization techniques For more information please click here Continue Reading
Jacqueline Chi Kei Lam
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong Email: [email protected]; [email protected] Supervisor: Michael Pollitt Research Topic: Air Pollution Policies in UK and China; Air Pollution Monitoring and Citizen Empowerment, Smart Energy Management and Empowerment Research Interests: Her original research focussed on the design and implementation of environmental technology innovation policies… Continue Reading
Jacint Balaguer
Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University Jaume I, Spain Supervisor: Robert Ritz Research Interests: CO2 emissions; economic growth; pricing behaviour; cost pass-through and competition in energy markets Continue Reading
Presentation ” Strategic investment, multimarket interaction and competitive advantage: An application to the natural gas industry” by R. Ritz
Robert Ritz gave a presentation ” Strategic investment, multimarket interaction and competitive advantage: An application to the natural gas industry” during the Seminar in Energy Economics, at Ecole des Mines & Paris Dauphine, France, on 13 April 2016 | PDF Continue Reading
Kim Schumacher
PhD Candidate, Environmental Science, University of Tokyo, Japan Supervisor: David Reiner Research Interests: Renewable Energy Project Development, Environmental and Energy Policy, Energy-related Environmental Regulatory Procedures, Environmental Impact Assessment, Land-Use Legal Frameworks, Grid Infrastructure, Storage Solutions and Innovation, Wind Power, Geothermal Power Continue Reading
Professor Sir David MacKay (22 April 1967 – 14 April 2016)
We were saddened by the death of our colleague and associate Sir David MacKay, Regius Professor of Engineering at Cambridge, DECC’s former Chief Scientific Advisor, on 14 April 2016 at the age of 48. The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd, posted that “David was the model of a scientist in… Continue Reading
Article “What is needed for battery electric vehicles to become socially cost competitive?” by D. Newbery and G. Strbac
The article “What is needed for battery electric vehicles to become socially cost competitive?” by David Newbery and Goran Strbac was published on ScienceDirect website on 6 April 2016. To read the article in PDF, please click here. To access the online version (available till 26 May 2016), please click here Continue Reading
Comment on Future of Nuclear Industry, House of Commons Select Committee, by S. Taylor
Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance Programme, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and EPRG Associate Researcher, was invited to the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change to give evidence on the future of the Nuclear Power and Hinkley Project industry on 23 March, 2016. To listen to the recording, please… Continue Reading
Richard McMahon
Professor of Power Electronics, WMG, University of Warwick MA, PhD, CEng, FIET, MInstP Tel: + 44 (0) 2476 528691 Email: [email protected] Research Interests: The electrical technology underpinning the move to a more electric future, especially power electronics and electrical machines. Applications include drive trains for hybrid and full electric vehicles (passenger cars and buses),… Continue Reading
Article “Hinkley Point is a costly mistake, but only France can pull the plug” 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 “Hinkley Point is a costly mistake, but only France can pull the plug” in The Guardian on 14 March 2016. “Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of EDF Energy, once boasted that British customers would… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1612
Alberto Behar and Robert A. Ritz OPEC vs US shale oil: Analyzing the shift to a market-share strategy Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1611
Musiliu O. Oseni and Michael G. Pollitt The prospects for smart energy prices: observations from 50 years of residential pricing for fixed line telecoms and electricity Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1610
Robert A. Ritz How does renewables competition affect forward contracting in electricity markets? Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1609
Karsten Neuhoff, Nolan Ritter, Aymen Salah-Abou-El-Enien and Philippe Vassilopoulos Intraday Markets for Power: Discretizing the Continuous Trading? Continue Reading
Christian Growitsch
Institute Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems Email: [email protected] Tel: +49 0341 / 231039 500 Research Interests: Energy Economics and Regulatory Economics Biography: PD Dr. Christian Growitsch took on his position as institute director of the Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy IMW in Leipzig in May 2021. Since January… Continue Reading
Monica Giulietti
Professor of Microeconomics, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0) 1509-223131 Research interests: wholesale and retail energy markets, energy consumer behaviour, energy storage, industrial organisation, applied econometrics. Biography: Monica Giulietti is Professor of Microeconomics at the School of Business and Economics, University of Loughborough, a member of the EMR panel… Continue Reading
Jorge Viñuales
Director of the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG), Director of the MPhil in Environmental Policy, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Tel: + 44 (0)1223-337125 Research Interests: Public International Law, Environmental Law (International, European and Comparative Perspectives) International Energy Law and Policy Climate Change Law and Policy International… Continue Reading
Book “The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain” by S. Taylor
Simon Taylor, Director of the Master of Finance Programme, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and EPRG Associate Researcher, published his new book “The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain”. The book is now available here. The review of the book in the latest Nature Energy by Prof Gordon Mackerron can be read… Continue Reading
Report “Delivering future-proof energy infrastructure” by M. Pollitt
The report “Delivering future-proof energy infrastructure” written by Goran Strobac, Ioannis Konstantelos, Michael Pollitt and Richard Green for the National Infrastructure Commission was mentioned in BBC Business News in the article Smart energy could save £8bn a year, say advisers by Roger Harrabin on 4 March 2016. To read the article, please click here To read the… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1608
Michael Pollitt A Global Carbon Market? Continue Reading
Executive Summary of Climate Change and Energy After Paris Conference, 22 January 2016, Cambridge
The Executive Summary of the Conference What Now? Climate Change and Energy After Paris that took place in Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, on 22 January 2016. The full text of the Summary can be found here. Continue Reading
S. Taylor quoted in “What’s the (Hinkley) Point?”, The Economist, 27 February 2016
The new book ” The Fall and Rise of Nuclear Power in Britain” by Simon Taylor was featured in the article What’s the (Hinkley) Point? published in The Economist on 27 February 2016. To read the article, please click here Continue Reading
Tiago Cavalcanti
University Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Economic Development, Monetary Economics, and Applied Econometrics Biography: Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research expertise is Macroeconomics, Economic Growth and Development. His research has appeared in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Monetary… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1607
David Newbery Policies for decarbonizing a liberalized power sector Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1606
Olaf Corry and David Reiner It’s the Society, Stupid! Communicating Emergent Climate Technologies in the Internet Age Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 1605
Janusz Brzeszczyński, Binam Ghimire, Tooraj Jamasb, and Graham McIntosh Socially Responsible Investment and Market Performance: The Case of Energy and Resource Firms Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild’s latest contribution to CMA’s current Energy market investigation
Stephen Littlechild’s latest contribution to CMA’s current Energy market investigation “The CMA energy market investigation, the well-functioning market, Ofgem, Government and behavioural economics“. This paper is forthcoming in the European Competition Journal, March 2016. Executive Summary | Text Continue Reading