Juha Teirilä Market Power in the Capacity Market? The Case of Ireland Continue Reading
Juha Teirilä Market Power in the Capacity Market? The Case of Ireland Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild and other former UK regulators sent a letter to Dermot Nolan, Ofgem, following a letter from the Secretary of State to Ofgem about the retail energy market, and Ofgem’s statement in response to the letter, on 23 June 2017. The text of the letter can be read here The Secretary of State’s letter and… Continue Reading
David Newbery, Michael Pollitt, Robert Ritz, and Wadim Strielkowski Market design for a high-renewables European electricity system Continue Reading
David Reiner gave a presentation “How ‘Integrated’ is an Integrated Oil and Gas Company (IOC)? Understanding how and why IOCs pursue alternative business models in global natural gas markets” at the Annual International IAEE Conference in Singapore on 19 June 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong gave a presentation “An Assessment of Gazprom’s Proposed Commitments Concerning Central and Eastern European Gas Markets” during the meeting of International Energy Unit and Strategic and International Analysis, BEIS, in London on 8 June 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
Arjan S. Sidhu, Michael G. Pollitt, and Karim L. Anaya A Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Grid-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Projects: Evaluating the Smarter Network Storage Project Also published in Applied Energy, 2018, volume 212, pp 881-894 Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
C.K. Chyong published a book chapter “On the Future of Global LNG Trade and Geopolitics’ in the book ‘The Future of Natural Gas – Markets and Geopolitics’, editors Silvia Colombo, Mohamed El Harrak and Nicolo Sartory (2016). The chapter focuses on the emergence of LNG as one of the fastest growing international traded commodities and on its potential… Continue Reading
Chi Kong Chyong published an article “Consequences of Gazprom’s commitments on Central and Eastern European gas markets” on Euractiv website on 11 May 2017. ‘Brussels must look deeper into whether its current regulatory system can provide energy security and fair competition across European gas markets, writes Chi-Kong Chyong‘ The full text can be found here Continue Reading
David Newbery The economics of air pollution from fossil fuels Continue Reading
Dr Chyong submitted his comment to the European Commission, Directorate General for Competition in response to the antitrust case AT.39816 — Upstream gas supplies in central and eastern Europe. The full text can be found here. Further details of the DG COMP’s Antitrust case inquiry can be found here. Continue Reading
Thomas Tangeras Equilibrium supply security in a multinational electricity market with renewable production Continue Reading
David Newbery How to judge whether supporting solar PV is justified Continue Reading
David Newbery What future(s) for liberalized electricity markets: efficient, equitable or innovative? Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt was quoted in several articles which appeared after BEIS Committee Session on How important is long-term access to the EU’s Internal Energy Market post-Brexit? that took place on 21 March 2017 in the House of Commons. David Blackman “Battery prices could soar post-Brexit“, Utility Week, 22 March 2017 George Ogleby “Can the UK become a… Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild and other former UK energy regulators published an article “Resist the Temptation to Intervene on Energy Prices” in Daily Telegraph on 22 March 2017 (online) and on 23 March 2017 (printed version). The full text of the article can be found here. To view it on Daily Telegraph website, please click here Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt took part in Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee’s session on How important is long-term access to the EU’s Internal Energy Market post-Brexit? that took place on 21 March 2017 in the House of Commons. The whole session can be viewed here or read here. The BEIS Committee report was published on 28 April… Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt, Chung-Han Yang and Hao Chen Reforming the Chinese Electricity Supply Sector: Lessons from International Experience Continue Reading
Chi-Kong Chyong gave a presentation “EPRG research on large-scale numerical modelling of energy markets” during the meeting with National Infrastructure Commission in Cambridge on 2 March 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild The CMA’s assessment of customer detriment in the GB retail energy market Previously published in March 2017 under the title The CMA’s analysis of the retail energy market: an examination using textbook economics. Updated in April 2018 under a new title. Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Simon Taylor wrote a letter to Financial Times in response to the editorial “The case for public funding of UK nuclear” from 14 February 2017. The letter titled “The case for state funding must rest on strategic need” was published in FT on 15 February 2017. The full text can be found here | PDF Continue Reading
David Newbery gave a presentation “European Clean Energy Policy for the Electricity Sector” at the 12th AEEE Conference in Salamanca University, Spain, on 2 February 2017 | PDF Continue Reading
Stephen Littlechild and other former energy regulators submitted written evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee in response to the inquiry that is investigating the economics of UK Energy Policy. The full text can be found here. Further details of the Committee’s inquiry can be found here. Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt The Economic Consequences of Brexit: Energy Continue Reading
Matti Liski and Iivo Vehviläinen Gone with the wind: an empirical analysis of the renewable energy rent transfer Continue Reading
Gabriel Chan and Laura Diaz Anadon Improving Decision Making for Public R&D Investment in Energy: Utilizing Expert Elicitation in Parametric Models Abstract | Non-Technical Summary | PDF Continue Reading
Kamiar Mohaddes, EPRG Associate Researcher, published a policy brief “The US Shale Oil Revolution Requires Major Reforms in the Macroeconomic Policy Frameworks and Institutions in the MENA Region” at the Economic Research Forum. The brief is available online Continue Reading
Luis Orea, Inmaculada C. Álvarez, and Tooraj Jamasb Using a spatial econometric approach to mitigate omitted variables in stochastic frontier models: An application to Norwegian electricity distribution networks Continue Reading
Thomas Greve and Michael Pollitt A Future Auction Mechanism for Distributed Generation Continue Reading
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
Ana Rodríguez-Álvarez, Luis Orea and Tooraj Jamasb Fuel Poverty and Well-Being: A Consumer Theory and Stochastic Frontier Approach Continue Reading
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
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
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
G. Dolphin, M. Pollitt, and D. Newbery The Political Economy of Carbon Pricing: a Panel Analysis Continue Reading
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
David Newbery A simple introduction to the economics of storage: shifting demand and supply over time and space Continue Reading
Thomas Greve, Charalampos Patsios, Michael G. Pollitt, and Phil Taylor Economic zones for future complex power systems Continue Reading
Marta Rocha and Thomas Greve Contracting in a market with differential information Continue Reading
Michael Pollitt Electricity Network Charging for Flexibility Continue Reading
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
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
Manuel Llorca and Tooral Jamasb Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effect in European Road Freight Transport Continue Reading
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
Rowan Adams and Tooraj Jamasb Optimal Power Generation Portfolios with Renewables: An Application to the UK Continue Reading
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
Ibrahim Abada and Andreas Ehrenmann The prisoner’s dilemma in Cournot models: when endogenizing the level of competition leads to competitive behaviors Continue Reading
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
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
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
David Newbery Pricing Electricity and Supporting Renewables in Heavily Energy Subsidized Economies Continue Reading