Emissions trading and innovation in the German electricity industry - mpact of possible design options for an emissions trading scheme on innovation strategies in the German electricity industry

The paper examines what impact different design options of emissions trading have on the innovation process in the electric power industry. Recent concepts of innovation research in evolutionary economics are reviewed and investment cycles in the German power sector are examined before taking a closer look at different emissions trading design options and their respective impact on power generation costs.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Cames, Martin ; Weidlich, Anke
Published in:	Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Institut für Informationswirtschaft und -management (IISM) - Publikationen in: R. Antes, B. Hansjürgens, P. Letmathe (2006) Emissions Trading and Business, Springer Physica Verlag, ISBN 3-7908-1747-3
Publisher:	Institut für Informationswirtschaft und -management <Karlsruhe>
Subject:	Klimaänderung \| climate change \| changement climatique \| Elektrizitätsmarkt \| Umweltzertifikathandel

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1. Introduction
2. Innovation and windows of opportunity
3. Time windows in the German electricity market
3.1 Investment cycles in the German electricity sector
3.2 Advanced lignite-fired power plants
3.3 Combined-cycle gas turbines
4. Innovation incentives of different allocation methods
4.1 Initial allocation
4.2 New entrants
4.2 Plant closure
5. Conclusions

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