Michael Pollitt gave an inaugural lecture “In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy: The Social Limits to Technological Solutions to Energy & Climate Problems” at Cambridge Judge Business School, on 7 October 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt gave an inaugural lecture “In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy: The Social Limits to Technological Solutions to Energy & Climate Problems” at Cambridge Judge Business School, on 7 October 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
David Newbery presented “Stimulating Innovation in the Electricity Supply Industry” at the European Energy Forum 2015 that took place in London on 5 October 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
David Newbery gave a presentation “Energy and the Environment: What’s the Challenge?” at British Academy debate in London on 22 September 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild, Fellow at Judge Business School and EPRG Associate Researcher, addressed the Indepen Forum on 29 September 2015 which was on the theme”Snakes and Ladders: price controls and markets. What might the CMA’s provisional findings mean for retail markets in utility services?” The full text of his opening remarks can be found here. Continue Reading
Sébastien Phan and Fabien Roques Is the Depressive Effect of Renewables on Power Prices Contagious? A Cross Border Econometric Analysis Continue Reading
David Newbery Reforming UK Energy Policy to Live Within Its Means Continue Reading
Xiaoping He and David Reiner Why Do More British Consumers Not Switch Energy Suppliers? The Role of Individual Attitudes Also published in Energy Journal, Volume 38 (6) Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong and David Reiner published an article “Nord Stream: The Sequel” on 12 August 2015 in EUobserver, an independent online newspaper covering EU affairs and based in Brussels. “The proposal to expand Nord Stream comes amid difficult negotiations on Turkish Stream, which, in December, replaced South Stream as the main transit proposal for… Continue Reading
Aoife Brophy Haney Managerial interpretation and innovation in response to climate change Continue Reading
Amany El-Anshasy, Kamiar Mohaddes, and Jeffrey B. Nugent Oil, Volatility and Institutions: Cross-Country Evidence from Major Oil Producers Continue Reading
Comment on Catherine Waddams’s blog post: “A Regulator’s Price Comparison Website is Not Sensible” by S. Littlechild – Full Text Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild, Fellow at Judge Business School and EPRG Associate Researcher, published an article ‘Goldilocks’ Energy Price Limit Doesn’t Bear Scrutiny in The Telegraph newspaper. “Two cheers for the Competition and Markets Authority’s provisional findings in its energy market investigation. The first is for its comprehensive assessment of which aspects are a problem and which aren’t.… Continue Reading
EPRG is pleased to announce our successful 2015 EPRG/CEEPR Annual Conference with support from Shell. The Conference took place at The Langham Hotel in London on 9 – 10 July and comprised of 1,5 day of sessions and dinner. PROGRAMME Thursday 9 July 2015 SESSION 1 – SETTING A FRAMEWORK FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION Chaired by Suman Bery … Continue Reading
Raphael Heffron, Lecturer in Law at Leeds University and EPRG Associate, published his new book “Deconstructing Energy Law and Policy, The Case of Nuclear Energy“. To order the book online, please click here Continue Reading
David MacKay, Professor of Engineering and EPRG Associate, gave a presentation “Why ‘Good Energy Policy’ is Difficult? – Reflections on 5 Years in the DECC” on 30 April 2015 at In Search of ‘Good’ Energy Policy meeting on the policy making process of Department of Energy and Climate Change based on his time at DECC |… Continue Reading
C. K. Chyong was quoted in an article “Deeper reforms needed for Ukrainian gas market” published in ICIS website newsletter – the world largest petrochemical market information provider that covers Energy among other subjects. “The Ukraine’s new gas market law will have little impact on the transparency and efficiency of the country’s gas sector if… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt gave a presentation “Energy Prices: Up or Down?” at CUEN Annual Energy Conference in Cambridge on 11 June 2015 | PDF Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt gave a presentation “UK Energy Policy Before and After the 2015 General Election” at French Association of Energy Economists (FAEE) Conference, on 10 June 2015, Paris, France | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes and M. Hashem Pesaran Country-Specific Oil Supply Shocks and the Global Economy: A Counterfactual Analysis 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
David Newbery Missing Money and Missing Markets: Reliability, Capacity Auctions and Interconnectors. Continue Reading
Andrew Jobling and Tooraj Jamasb Price Volatility and Demand for Oil: A Comparative Analysis of Developed and Developing Countries. Continue Reading
Wenche Tobiasson, Christina Beestermöller, Tooraj Jamasb Public Engagement in Electricity Network Development: A Case Study of the Beauly–Denny Project in Scotland Continue Reading
Robert Ritz Strategic Investment and International Spillovers in Natural Gas Markets Continue Reading
David Newbery, Goran Strbac and Ivan Viehoff The benefits of integrating European electricity markets Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong gave a presentation on “The Rise and Fall of South Stream and implications for a European Energy Union” at a conference “Energy Infrastructures: Towards The Creation Of A ‘European Energy Union’” organised by the Centre for Research on Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy (12 February 2015) | PDF Continue Reading
Comment: “The GB 2014 capacity auction results” by David Newbery – Full Text Continue Reading
Daniel Hach, Chi Kong Chyong, Stefan Spinler Capacity market design options: a dynamic capacity investment model and a GB case study Continue Reading
Jon Stern Past And Potential Roles Of Electricity System Operators: From Liberalisation To Climate Change Management In Britain Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt presented “Energy Prices: Is a Price Freeze a Sensible Way to Restore Trust in the Market?” at Cambridge Judge Business School’s Business Briefing Meeting hosted by BNY Mellon, 29 January 2015, London | PDF Continue Reading
Chi-Kong Chyong, a Research Associate at the Energy Policy Research Group (ERPG) investigates Russia’s recent abandonment of “South Stream” in favour of “Turkish Stream” and what this means to European energy market. Read the full article in the Brussels-based online EUobserver newspaper, Continue Reading
Levi, P. and Pollitt, M. Cost trajectories of low carbon electricity generation technologies in the UK: A study of cost uncertainty Continue Reading
Anaya, K. and Pollitt, M. Integrating Distributed Generation: Regulation and Trends in Three Leading Countries Abstract | NTS | PDF Also published in Energy Policy, 2015 | Text Continue Reading
Anaya, K. and Pollitt, M. The Role of Distribution Network Operators in Promoting Cost-Effective Distributed Generation: Lessons from the United States for Europe Abstract | NTS | PDF Also published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 under “The role of distribution network operators in promoting cost-effective distributed generation: Lessons from the United States of America for Europe” |… Continue Reading
Professor Michael Pollitt, EPRG, Cambridge Judge Business School Join Michael Pollitt, Professor of Business Economics at Cambridge Judge Business School & Assistant Director of EPRG, as he discusses the state of the energy market and how it has evolved over the last few years. Taking into account competitive market theory, Michael will consider the relationship… Continue Reading