Kamiar Mohaddes and M. Hashem Pesaran Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy: A Counterfactual Analysis Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes and M. Hashem Pesaran Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy: A Counterfactual Analysis Continue Reading
David Tingle Doctoral Candidate, Department of Government, Georgetown University (Washington DC) Biography: David Tingle studies international relations (IR) and international political economy (IPE) with a focus on energy, trade, and foreign direct investment. His dissertation examines the causes and consequences of international investments made by state-owned enterprises. While visiting at EPRG David is working with Dr. Reiner on… Continue Reading
Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, MIT, USA Tel: +1 617 324-0015 Email: [email protected] Biography: Christopher Knittel is the William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics in the Sloan School of Management and the Director of the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the… Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2015 Spring Seminar in partnership with FTI Consulting and Compass Lexecon. On June 4, 2015 EPRG hosted delegates to a dinner at Newnham College, and on June 5, 2015 at The Moller Centre for a full-day seminar. Programme SESSION 1 – EU Energy Union – which way forward for the… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt and Karim Anaya published an article Electrical Energy Storage – Economics and Challenges in Energy World Magazine in April 2015. The full text of the article can be found here. Continue Reading
Associate Professor in Economics & Policy, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge Email: [email protected] Telephone: +44 (0) 1223 766 933 Research Interests: Macroeconomics; Global and National Macroeconometric Modelling; Energy Economics; Climate Change Background: Kamiar Mohaddes is an economist at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow in Economics at Girton… Continue Reading
Robert Ritz The Simple Economics of Asymmetric Cost Pass-Through Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt gave a presentation “Progress with the UK Electricity Market Reform (EMR)” in CEEP, Beijing Institute of Technology, China on 12 May 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Comment: “UK Energy Policy after the 2015 General Election” by Michael Pollitt – Full Text Continue Reading
Professor of Law, University of Oxford Email: [email protected] Research interest: EU Law, Energy Law, Competition Law, Tort Law, Comparative Law Additional information Continue Reading
Senior Researcher, Industrial Policy Researcher Centre, Wolfson School, Loughborough University Email: [email protected] Continue Reading
Lecturer in Economics, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University Tel: +44 (0)1509 223044 Email: [email protected] Additional information Continue Reading
Professor, Head of the Climate Policy Department, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Tel: +49 30 89789-471 E-mail: [email protected] Additional information Continue Reading
Pierre Noel, senior fellow for Economic and Energy Security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore and Associate Researcher at EPRG, published an article “Brussels Blames Gazprom for Its Own Failings” in Financial Times on 29 April 2015. “The Russian state-owed company stands accused of anti-competitive practices allowing it to charge “unfair prices” in several… Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong was quoted in an article on Montel website – key information provider for the European energy markets in Norway, – on reasons behind increasing purchases of Russian gas by European Union. “European buyers are playing “intertemporal arbitrage” whereby they dry up gas in their storage facilities and re-inject them when Russian gas prices are lower in… Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong was quoted in Eurasia Review, an independent on-line journal and think tank, on possibilities and challenges for Caspian countries, like Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Iran, to be gas suppliers to the EU. The article also appeared in AzerNews and New Europe. “Azerbaijan is perhaps the only supplier in the region able to respond to the EU’s gas… Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong was quoted in PenzaNews, an independent on-line news agency in Penza, Russia, on possible perspectives and benefits for Europe by using different gas suppliers, and on the outcomes if Turkish Stream is built in full. “Co-existence between the two (gas suppliers from Russia and Azerbaijan) is not an issue, at least for Europe as the clients… Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation “A strategic perspective on competition in international gas markets” at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on 10 April 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Karim L. Anaya and Michael Pollitt Distributed Generation: Opportunities for Distribution Network Operators, Wider Society and Generators Abstract | Non–Technical Summary | PDF Also published in Energy Policy, 2017, under “Going smarter in the connection of distributed generation” | Text Continue Reading
David Tingle Bargaining Practice and Negotiation Failure in Russia-Ukraine Gas Relations Continue Reading
For Cambridge PhD Students – please note that you must be a PhD student within the University of Cambridge before applying for EPRG membership For Research Visitors – please read carefully before contacting any member of EPRG Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – SECURITY OF SUPPLY – GAS Chair: Michael Pollitt Karsten Neuhoff – Spot trade or long term contracting – a strategic perspective Christian von Hirschhausen – Long term supply of gas – LNG vs. Russian gas? SESSION 2 – SYSTEM PERFORMANCE Chair: Janusz Bialek Tooraj Jamasb – Energy technology learning curves Michael… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – TRANSMISSION Chair: Michael Pollitt Richard Green – How much does it cost to get it wrong? David Newbery – Network pricing for distributed generation SESSION 2 – RENEWABLES Chair: Denny Ellerman Paul Twomey – Non-CO2 benefits of renewables Karsten Neuhoff – System integration of wind SESSION 3 – MARKET DESIGN Chair:… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION – 1 – THE EUROPEAN EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME Felix Matthes – Where are we? Michael Grubb – The wider picture Karsten Neuhoff – Improving investment framework for low Carbon technologies SESSION 2 – MARKET DESIGN FOR LOW CARBON SYSTEMS Janusz Bialek – Why has it happened again? The European blackout of 4th November… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – SECURITY OF SUPPLY– OIL AND GAS Pierre Noel – Chinese Energy Security and its Implications Peter Davies – Gas Insecurity: A Figment of the Imagination? SESSION 2 – TECHNOLOGY AND CARBON REDUCTION David Reiner – Prospects for Carbon Capture and Storage Karsten Neuhoff – Economic and Policy Frameworks for Energy Technology Deployment… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – THE 20% RENEWABLE TARGET: IMPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY Chair: David Reiner, EPRG Mario Ragwitz (Frauenhofer) – Feasibility, cost and regional distribution Tera Allas (DBERR) – Increasing share of renewables and security of supply SESSION 2 – DELIVERING A LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITY SYSTEM Chair: Tooraj Jamasb, EPRG Karsten Neuhoff (EPRG) – Targets, prices and other policy instruments… Continue Reading
Programme Session 1 – REGULATION Chair: Michael Pollitt Stephen Littlechild (JBS) Negotiated settlements in Canada Christian Growitsch (WIK, Bad Honnef) – Network regulation in Germany Session 2 – NATURAL GAS AND SECURITY OF SUPPLY Chair: David Reiner Nick Butler (JBS) Natural Gas Into Europe: Geopolitics and Security Risks Carlos Lapuerta (Brattle) Security of gas supply in… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – INVESTMENT & THE CREDIT CRUNCH Chair: Bill Nuttall (EPRG, University of Cambridge) Jonathan Mirrlees-Black (Exane BNP-Paribas) Power generation Simon Taylor (JBS, University of Cambridge) Nuclear investment SESSION 2 – TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO CHINA & INDIA Chair: Karsten Neuhoff (EPRG, University of Cambridge) David Reiner & Dabo Guan (EPRG, Cambridge) The scenarios… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 — REGIONAL ASPECTS OF RENEWABLE DEPLOYMENT Chairman: Karsten Neuhoff (EPRG) Mark O’Malley (University College, Dublin) The All Ireland Grid Study T Boehme, J Taylor, R Wallace & J Bialek (University of Edinburgh) The Scottish renewable resource assessment and implications for the grid SESSION 2 — TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT FOR INTERMITTENT POWER Chairman: Michael… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMERS Chair: David Newbery (EPRG) Aoife Brophy Haney (EPRG) High Street retailers’ climate strategies Catherine Waddams (UEA) Social objectives and the market SESSION 2 – SECURITY OF SUPPLY Chair: Pierre Noël (EPRG) Kong Chyong Chi (EPRG) Bypassing Ukraine Ian Marlee (Ofgem) Risks to UK security of supply… Continue Reading
Robert Ritz presented “The impact of carbon emissions trading on industries” at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, CREW Symposium, on 23 March 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – RPI @ 20: THE FUTURE OF GB ELECTRICITY REGULATION Chairman: David Newbery Hannah Nixon (Ofgem) Ofgem’s first report and the way forward Michael Pollitt (EPRG) Implications of the Climate Change Act SESSION 2 – DELIVERING THE LOW-CARBON FUTURE Chairman: Michael Pollitt Malcolm Keay (OIES) The end of UK electricity liberalisation Michael… Continue Reading
Hao Yu PhD candidate in Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology, China (http://www.ceep.net.cn/) E-mail: [email protected] Research areas: Energy and environmental policy; Low-carbon energy; Energy efficiency Publications : [1] Hao Yu, Bao-Jun Tang, Xiao-Chen Yuan, Shouyang Wang, Yi-Ming Wei. How do the appliance energy standards work in China? Evidence from… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – INVESTMENT Chair: Michael Pollitt (EPRG) Andreas Ehrenmann (GDF Suez) & Yves Smeers (UCLouvain) Capacity expansion Jostein Kristensen (Oxera) Investing in UK gas storage SESSION 2 – INTERNATIONAL GAS MARKETS Chair: Pierre Noel (EPRG) Howard Rogers (OIES) The Atlantic LNG market Chi Kong Chyong (EPRG) European gas without Ukraine? SESSION 3 –… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – ENERGY DEMAND Chair: Ben Hobbs (EPRG) Julian Allwood (Univ. of Cambridge) Energy and material efficiency Michael Pollitt (EPRG) Economics of energy demand SESSION 2 – UK POLICY AND POLITICS Chair: Pierre Noel (EPRG) David Newbery (EPRG) Carbon tax versus low-carbon obligation Willy Rickett (formerly DECC) Reconciling politics and policy SESSION 3… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – EU V. MEMBER STATES: ISSUES IN POLICY-MAKING Chair: William Nuttall (EPRG) Daniel Radov (NERA) UK carbon price floor versus the ETS Pierre Noël (EPRG) Member States and the EU gas security Regulation SESSION 2 – RENEWABLES AND THE ELECTRICITY MARKET Chair: Michael Pollitt (EPRG) Graham Shuttleworth (NERA) Intermittency and generation investment… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – WHY SUPPORT RENEWABLES? Chair: William Nuttall (EPRG) Boaz Moselle (FTI Consulting) Why support renewables? Michael Grubb (EPRG & CCC) Cost, benefits & policy SESSION 2 – SUPPORT SCHEME: WHAT WORKS AND AT WHAT COST? Chair: Michael Pollitt (EPRG) Jorge Padilla (Compass Lexecon & CEPR) The Spanish experience David Newbery (EPRG) From… Continue Reading
CK Chyong and D. Reiner published an article “Time for ‘tough love’ in EU-Ukraine energy relations” in Europe’s World policy journal. Published every 4 months, Europe’s World is the only independent Europe-wide policy journal, produced in association with some 150-plus leading European think tanks and academic institutions. “If the EU is too forgiving in its… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – BALANCING A LOW-CARBON ELECTRICITY SYSTEM Chair: David Newbery (EPRG) Goran Strbac (Imperial College) The 2050 balancing challenge Richard Druce (NERA) Balancing the System in 2050: Policy Challenges SESSION 2 – RESIDENTIAL DEMAND Chair: Michelle Baddeley (EPRG) George Anstey & Graham Shuttleworth (NERA) Economics of ECO Obligation Scott Kelly (EPRG) Household Energy… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – SMART METERS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS Chair: David Newbery (EPRG) Th.-O. Léauthier (IDEI & Compass Lexecon) Is mandating smart meters smart? Colin Sausman (Ofgem) Smart meters, regulation and market development SESSION 2 – CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR AND PROTECTION Chair: Vicky Pryce (FTI Consulting) Philip Brutscher (EPRG) Why do people self-disconnect? Stephen Littlechild (EPRG)… Continue Reading
Programme SESSION 1 – TRANSMISSION PLANNING Chair: Boaz Moselle (FTI Consulting / Compass Lexecon) Jason Mann (FTI) Transmission Investment and Regulation: a Third Way? Michael Pollitt (EPRG) Does GB Need an Independent System Operator? SESSION 2 – BALANCING AND CAPACITY MARKETS Chair: David Newbery (EPRG) Dmitri Perekhodtsev(Compass Lexecon) A Kick to Generation Investment, through… Continue Reading
Morgan Bazilian, Lead Energy Specialist at the World Bank and Associate Researcher at EPRG, published an article on world energy poverty in Foreign Affairs magazine. “Some two billion people lack electricity outright or have poor-quality service, and nearly three billion rely on dirty fuels, such as firewood and animal dung, for cooking and heating. Nearly 90 percent of… Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong was quoted in AzerNews, daily newspaper in Azerbaijan, on his perception about different suppliers of gas to Europe, including Caspian Region, as a solution to EU energy problem due to the crisis in Ukraine. “The Turkish Stream is as about bypassing Ukraine as it is about foreclosing competition from Caspian gas, particular coming from Azerbaijan and… Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Optimal altruism in public good provision at Uppsala University, Public Economics seminar, on 7 October 2014 | PDF; and in Portsmouth Business School on 25 October 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Price discrimination and limits to arbitrage: An analysis of global LNG markets at British Institute of Energy Economics 2014 Academic Conference that took place at St John’s College, Oxford, on 17 September 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation A strategic perspective on competition international gas markets at the Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) in Stockholm, on 6 October 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Competition, Pricing, and Trade In International Gas & LNG Markets at Gas to Power Forum that took place in London on 20 November 2014 | PDF Continue Reading
Robert Ritz gave a presentation Prices and Trade In Global Gas & LNG Markets during ‘Invited Talk’ session at ESCP European Business School, London Campus, on 10 February 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Potential Visitors to the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) Instructions for Student initiated ‐ Student visitors We welcome a small number of high quality PhD students to the EPRG. There are a number of criteria for a potential visiting student and we will not normally consider any student who does not meet all of these criteria. For… Continue Reading
EPRG welcomes applications for membership from Cambridge PhD Students who are working on energy-related topics. The benefits of being a member of EPRG: 1. Free invitation to our stakeholder conferences and dinners. This will give you an opportunity to meet with colleagues from academia, industry and government agencies working on energy issues; 2. The… Continue Reading