Natalia Fabra and Imelda Market Power and Price Exposure: Learning from Changes in Renewables Regulation Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
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Podcast on Hydrogen Economy with W. Nuttall
William Nuttall, EPRG Associate Researcher, recorded a podcast on the Hydrogen Economy as part of Startupification.fm series “How technology is changing the world around us” organised by Steven Drost and Matt Farrugia. You can listen to this episode here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2116
Robert A. Ritz Global carbon price asymmetry Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2115
Chi Kong Chyong, David M Reiner and Dhruvak Aggarwal Market power and long-term gas contracts: the case of Gazprom in Central and Eastern European Gas Markets Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Also Published in The Energy Journal, Volume 44, Number 1, 2022 Continue Reading
Hongyu Nian
Visiting PhD Student, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Email: [email protected] Supervisor: Kamiar Mohaddes Research Interests: Energy Economics; Environmental Economics Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2114
Jieyi Kang and David M Reiner Identifying residential consumption patterns using data-mining techniques: A large-scale study of smart meter data in Chengdu, China Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2113
Jieyi Kang and David M Reiner Machine Learning on residential electricity consumption: Which households are more responsive to weather? Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2112
Jieyi Kang and David M Reiner What is the effect of weather on household electricity consumption? Empirical evidence from Ireland Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
CERRE Public Event “How fit is DSO regulation for a decarbonised Europe? Empirical assessment and regulatory pathways” with M. Pollitt and K. Anaya
Michael Pollitt and Karim Anaya took part in CERRE public event “How fit is DSO regulation for a decarbonised Europe? Empirical assessment and regulatory pathways” on 30 April 2021. The webinar covered CERRE’s latest Energy & Climate report, “Optimal regulation for European DSOs to 2025 and beyond”. You can view the webinar here Continue Reading
Article “How to Break the Logjam Over Nord Stream 2” by P. Noel and C.K. Chyong
Pierre Noel and Chi Kong Chyong published an article “How to Break the Logjam Over Nord Stream 2” in Foreign Policy, on 29 April 2021 You can read the article here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2111
Michael G Pollitt Measuring the Impact of Electricity Market Reform in a Chinese Context Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2110
Patrycja Klusak, Matthew Agarwala, Matt Burke, Moritz Kraemer, and Kamiar Mohaddes Rising Temperatures, Falling Ratings: The Effect of Climate Change on Sovereign Creditworthiness Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Mark Carrington
PhD Student, Department of Chemistry Email: [email protected] Supervisors: Prof. Clare Grey & Prof. Oren Scherman Research topic: Aqueous-organic redox flow batteries for grid-scale energy storage Research interests: batteries, materials, hard-tech, techno-economics, industry, deep decarbonization, sustainable development Biography: Mark is a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry working under the joint supervision of Professors Clare… Continue Reading
Daniel Navia
PhD Student, Department of Land Economy Email: [email protected] Supervisors: Professor Laura Diaz Anadon Research topic: Interactions between the financial system and the energy sector Research interests: energy investments, energy innovation, energy policy Biography: Daniel is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG), Department of Land Economy. His research focuses… Continue Reading
Blog “How do Businesses Deal with Uncertainty Effectively?” by K. Mohaddes
Kamiar Mohaddes wrote a new blog “How do Businesses Deal with Uncertainty Effectively?” on 13 April 2021. In this blog he discusses different types of uncertainty businesses face and how climate change will be the next global extreme uncertainty entrepreneurs and businesses around the world will have to face. The blog can be found here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2109
Pär Holmberg and Thomas Tangerås Strategic Reserves versus Market-wide Capacity Mechanisms Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Panel discussion “Why has it taken so long to take climate change seriously?” with K. Mohaddes
Kamiar Mohaddes took part in the panel discussion “Why has it taken so long to take climate change seriously?” with Rob Doubleday (CSaP), Steve Evans (Institute for Manufacturing), Fred Pearce (freelance author), and Zoë Svendsen (Faculty of English). It was held on 28 March 2021 and was part of Cambridge Festival. You can view the… Continue Reading
Presentation ““Re-coupling” the GB market: the cost of Brexit” by D. Newbery
David Newbery took part in Florence School of Regulation Regulatory Policy Workshop on 26 March 2021 where he made a presentation ““Re-coupling” the GB market: the cost of Brexit” | PDF Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2108
Paul Simshauser Vulnerable households and fuel poverty: policy targeting efficiency in Australia’s National Electricity Market Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Lucrezia Nava
Research Associate E-mail: [email protected] Research Interests: organisational response to natural stimuli; climate change mitigation and adaptation; carbon dioxide removal; organisational response to natural disasters. Biography: Lucrezia joined EPRG as a Research Associate to support a European Union funded project aiming at assessing the realistic potential of negative emissions technologies and practices (NETPs), with a focus on… Continue Reading
Op-ed “Sealing the carbon cap: why EU climate policy needs an extended ETS” by M. Pollitt and G. Dolphin
Michael Pollitt and Geoffroy Dolphin published an article “Sealing the carbon cap: why EU climate policy needs an extended ETS” on CERRE website on 24 March 2021. You can read the article here Continue Reading
Presentation “Club Goods and a ‘Tragedy of the Commons'” by D. Newbery
David Newbery gave a presentation “Club Goods and a ‘Tragedy of the Commons’” at IAEE webinar on 24 March 2021 | PDF The podcast is available here Continue Reading
Blog “Rising temperatures, melting ratings” by K. Mohaddes
Kamiar Mohaddes wrote a blog “Rising temperatures, melting ratings” on VoxEU on 25 March 2021 which covers the effect of climate change on sovereign creditworthiness. The blog has a reference to EPRG Working Paper 1925 You can read the blog here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2107
David Newbery Designing an incentive-compatible efficient Renewable Electricity Support Scheme Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text This WP was first published in March 2021 as “Designing efficient Renewable Electricity Support Schemes“. It was revised in July 2021, also revised in March 2022. Continue Reading
Ariel de Fauconberg
PhD Student, Cambridge Judge Business School Email: [email protected] Supervisors: Matthew Grimes and Jennifer Howard-Grenville Research topic: Strategic identity positioning and innovation in the energy sector Research interests: energy policy, climate change mitigation/adaptation, innovation, system dynamics, organisational identity Biography: Ariel (Ari) de Fauconberg is a PhD candidate in the Organisational Theory & Information Systems group at Cambridge Judge Business… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2106
Zeynep Clulow, Michele Ferguson, Peta Ashworth and David M Reiner Political ideology and public views of the energy transition in Australia and the UK Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
CERRE Public Event “Reaching net zero: scenarios and regulation to rethink sector coupling” with M. Pollitt and C.K. Chyong
On Tuesday 16 March, 2021 the Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) hosted a public event to launch and debate its latest Energy & Climate report “Electricity and gas coupling in a decarbonised economy” that was co-authored by some EPRG members. Michael Pollitt and Chi Kong Chyong were among the speakers at the event. The… Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2105
Richard Green and Iain Staffell The contribution of taxes, subsidies and regulations to British electricity decarbonisation Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2104
Tiago Cavalcanti, Zeina Hasna and Cezar Santos Climate Change Mitigation Policies: Aggregate and Distributional Effects Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Online event “Welcoming new entrants in electricity markets” with M. Pollitt
Michael Pollitt participated in the online event “Welcoming new entrants in electricity markets” organised by Florence School of Regulation as part of their Insights Series on 24 February 2021. The highlights of the event can be viewed here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2103
Paul Simshauser Renewable Energy Zones in Australia’s National Electricity Market Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2102
Bowei Guo and David Newbery The cost of uncoupling GB interconnectors Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text First published in March 2021, updated in September 2021 Also published in Energy Policy, Volume 158, article #112569, November 2021 Continue Reading
S. Littlechild latest submission to Ofgem
Stephen Littlechild’s latest submission to Ofgem “Time to stop digging” is the response to Ofgem’s consultation on its Forward Work Plan | PDF Continue Reading
Pedro Linares
Professor of Industrial Engineering, ICAI-IIT, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain Email: [email protected] Tel: +34 91 5406257 Research interests: Energy Policy, Energy Modeling, Decision Making Biography: Pedro Linares is Professor of Industrial Engineering at Comillas University, Director of the BP Chair on Energy and Sustainability, and co-director and founder of Economics for Energy. He currently serves as Director… Continue Reading
Petr Doležal
PhD student, Department of Computer Science and Technology E-Mail: [email protected] Supervisors: Prof Srinivasan Keshav and Dr Emily Shuckburgh Research Topic: Complementarity of distributed renewables and its effect on the transmission grid Research interests: renewable forecasting, energy transmission grid, climate models, probabilistic modelling, artificial intelligence Biography: Petr is a PhD student at the AI for Environmental… Continue Reading
Article “Developments in the Overall Customer Satisfaction League” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild published an article “Developments in the Overall Customer Satisfaction League” in Cornwall Insight Energy Spectrum, Issue 745, on 18 January 2021. You can read the article here Updated calculations from 25 February 2021 can be viewed here , from April 2021 here, from May 2021 here, from June 2021 here, from September 2021 here,… Continue Reading
Article “What are they really like?” by S. Littlechild
Stephen Littlechild published an article “What are they really like?”. It first appeared in Utility Week on 18 December 2020. You can read the article here Continue Reading
EPRG Working Paper 2101
Ashish Kumar Sedai, Tooraj Jamasb, Rabindra Nepal, Ray Miller Electrification and Welfare for the Marginalized: Evidence from India Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | Text Continue Reading
Call for Papers: Special Issue “Innovation, Policy, and Regulation in Electricity Markets”
Call for Papers for Special Issue “Innovation, Policy, and Regulation in Electricity Markets“. This special issue will explore lessons from electricity innovation experiments across the world and what implications they have for policy and regulation. Authors are invited to use their papers to describe the nature of the experiments they discuss, the results of the… Continue Reading
Journal Article: “The Adaptive Investment Effect: Evidence from Chinese Provinces”, Economics Letters, Vol 193, August 2020
K. Mohaddes and Rhys J. Williams The Adaptive Investment Effect: Evidence from Chinese Provinces Economics Letters, volume 193, article #109332, August 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “The political economy of carbon pricing: a panel Analysis”, Oxford Economic Papers, Vol 72(2), July 2020
G. Dolphin, M. Pollitt and D. Newbery The political economy of carbon pricing: a panel Analysis Oxford Economic Papers, volume #72(2), pages 472–500, 10 July 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Reactive power procurement: A review of current trends”, Applied Energy, Vol 270, July 2020
K. Anaya and M. Pollitt Reactive Power Procurement: A Review of current trends Applied Energy, volume 270, article #114939, 15 July 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Protests and Policies: How Radical Social Movement Activists Engage with Climate Policy Dilemmas”, Sociology, September 2020
O. Corry and D. Reiner Protests and Policies: How Radical Social Movement Activists Engage with Climate Policy Dilemmas Sociology, article #0038038520943107, 9 September 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “A Bayesian LSTM model to evaluate the effects of air pollution control regulations in Beijing, China”, Environmental Science and Policy, Vol 115, January 2021
Y. Han, J. Lam, V. Li, D. Reiner A Bayesian LSTM model to evaluate the effects of air pollution control regulations in Beijing, China Environmental Science & Policy, volume 115, pages 26-34, January 2021 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Developing a generic System Dynamics model for building stock transformation towards energy efficiency and low-carbon development”, Energy and Buildings, Vol 224, October 2020
W. Zhou, A. Moncaster, D. Reiner, P. Guthrie Developing a generic System Dynamics model for building stock transformation towards energy efficiency and low-carbon development Energy and Buildings, volume 224, article #110246, 1 October 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Forecasting urban residential stock turnover dynamics using system dynamics and Bayesian model averaging”, Applied Energy, Vol 275, October 2020
W. Zhou, E. O’Neill, A. Moncaster, D.M. Reiner and P. Guthrie Forecasting Urban Residential Stock Turnover Dynamics using System Dynamics and Bayesian Model Averaging Applied Energy, volume 275, article #115388, 1 October 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Changing trends of the elasticity of China’s carbon emission intensity to industry structure and energy efficiency”, Energy Economics, Vol 86, February 2020
F. Wang, X. Sun, D.M. Reiner and M. Wu Changing trends of the elasticity of China’s carbon emission intensity to industry structure and energy efficiency Energy Economics, volume 86, article #104679, February 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Identifying Global and National Output and Fiscal Policy Shocks Using a GVAR”, Advances in Econometrics, Vol 41, April 2020
K. Mohaddes, A. Chudik, M.H. Pesaran Identifying Global and National Output and Fiscal Policy Shocks Using a GVAR Advances in Econometrics, volume 41: Essays in Honour of Cheng Hsiao, pages 143–189, April 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “Asymmetric oil prices and trade imbalances: Does the source of the oil shock matter?”, Energy Policy, Vol 137, February 2020
K. Mohaddes, H. Jibril and K. Chaudhuri Asymmetric oil prices and trade imbalances: Does the source of the oil shock matter? Energy Policy, volume 137, pages 1-15, February 2020 Continue Reading
Journal Article: “European Industrial Energy Intensity: Innovation, Environmental Regulation, and Price Effects”, The Energy Journal, Vol 41, 2020
V. Ajayi and D. Reiner European Industrial Energy Intensity: Innovation, Environmental Regulation, and Price Effects Energy Journal volume 41, issue 4, pages 75-98, 2020 Continue Reading