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WP No. (PDF) | Title of working paper | Authors | Keywords | Non-technical summary (TDS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Policy sequencing: on the electrification of gas loads in Australia’s National Electricity Market |
Paul Simshauser, Joel Gilmore | Electrification, renewables, natural gas, energy-only markets, dispatchable plant capacity | Read the NTS for WP 2509 | |
Will high carbon prices reduce fossil fuel use in China? Evidence from price elasticity estimates using firm data |
Mei Lu, Michael G Pollitt | Carbon price, carbon trading, CBAM, energy price elasticity | Read the NTS for WP 2508 | |
Mitigating market incompleteness with minor market distortions: the case of negative spot prices for electricity |
Ibrahim Abada, Andreas Ehrenmann | Incomplete markets, market distortion, bi-level programming, stochastic equilibrium models, optimal regulation, power markets | Read the NTS for WP 2507 | |
Renewable Energy Zones: generator cost allocation under uncertainty |
Paul Simshauser, Evan Shellshear | Renewable Energy Zones, renewables, battery storage, Shapely value | Read the NTS for WP 2506 | |
Marginal curtailment and the efficient cost of clean power |
David Newbery, Chi Kong Chyong | Variable renewable electricity, marginal curtailment, least-cost expansion | Read the NTS for WP 2505 | |
Scale, governance and net zero: decentralisation vs centralisation in electricity |
Michael G Pollitt | Scale, scope, governance, net zero, decentralisation | Read the NTS for WP 2504 | |
Implications of renewable electricity curtailment for delivered costs |
David Newbery | Variable renewable electricity, marginal curtailment, average curtailment, levelised cost of electricity, VRE support design | Read the NTS for WP 2503 | |
The forward market dilemma in energy-only electricity markets |
Jonty Flottmann, Paul Simshauser, Phillip Wild, Neda Todorova | Energy-only markets, forward contract derivative markets, renewables | Read the NTS for WP 2502 | |
The inc-dec game and how to mitigate it |
Pär Holmberg | Congestion management, zonal pricing, countertrading, redispatch, real-time market, regulatory arbitrage, inc-dec game | Read the NTS for WP 2501 | |
Experience curves for electrolysis technologies |
Saheed Bello, David M Reiner | Green hydrogen technology, experience curves, RD&D spending, global and OECD, cost reductions | Read the NTS for WP 2420 |