Étiqueté : electricity
The costs of electricity systems with a high share of fluctuating renewables
This EWI working paper analyzes the impact of the stochastic availability of wind and solar energy on the cost-minimal power plant mix and the related total system costs
The benefits of investing in electricity transmission: a case study of Northern Europe
This CEPS Special Report finds that insufficient grid infrastructure and regulatory obstacles prevent the trading potential from being fully realised in Northern Europe…
Capacity to compete: recent trends in access regimes in electricity and natural gas networks
The objective of this paper is to review and compare from a legal point of view the evolution of the EU access regime in the electricity and gas sectors
Is the fit right? Considering technological maturity in designing renewable energy policy
This WRI’s brief describes a number of policy tools that can be employed to drive investment in renewable energy technologies and discusses which policy options may be the best fit based on the commercial maturity of a targeted technology.
Revisiting policy options on the market structure in the power sector
An ESMAP report on policy options for power sector market structures
Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships to Accelerate Global Electricity Technology Deployment
The e8, a body composed of the leading electricity companies, and UN-Energy launched the global initiative for strengthening Public-Private Partnerships to advance sustainable energy development
Intermittency and the Value of Renewable Energy
This NBER working paper develops an empirical approach to estimate the equilibrium value of renewable electricity technologies, and applies it to evaluate solar energy mandates in southeastern Arizona
Climate and Electricity Annual 2011
This IEA’s report provides an authoritative resource on progress to date in this area, with statistics related to CO2 and the electricity sector across ten regions of the world. It also presents topical analyses on meeting the challenge of rapidly curbing CO2 emissions from electricity, from both a policy and technology perspective.
Grounding Green Power: Bottom-Up Perspectives on Smart Renewable Energy Policy in Developing Countries
This working paper identifies key components of smart renewable energy policy in developing countries, focusing on the power sector
High Wire Act: Electricity Transmission Infrastructure and its Impact on the Renewable Energy Market
This report from World Resources Institute examines electricity transmission developments and challenges for renewable energy in the European Union, China, and the United States.
More is less : the role of electricity in energy efficiency
This paper has set out clear recommendations on energy efficiency, providing much-needed industry input into the current debate on the measures needed to achieve the EU’s 2020 energy efficiency target…
The Social Cost of Electricity
Scenarios and Policy Implications, by Anil Markandya, Andrea Bigano and Roberto Porchia. Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy
Toward a Sustainable Global Energy Supply Infrastructure
… Net Energy Balance and Density Considerations. This paper complements previous work on the economics of different energy resources by examining the growth potential of alternative electricity supply infrastructures as constrained by innate physical limits…
