This paper analyses the potential of biomass-based electricity in the EU-27 countries, and interactions with climate policy and the EU ETS. We estimate the potential biomass demand from the existing power plants, and we match our estimates with the potential biomass supply in Europe....

Le « grand débat sur la transition énergétique » lancé par le gouvernement à la suite de la conférence environnementale déploie beaucoup d’énergies et accapare l’attention des médias. Ce qui mobilise désormais, ce n’est plus l’action face au changement climatique, mais la...

Energy security improvement is often presented as a possible co-benefit of climate policies. This paper evaluates this claim. It presents a methodology to investigate whether climate policy would improve energy security, while accounting for the difficulties entailed by the many-faceted nature...

In response to oil price rises and carbon emission concerns, policies promoting increased ethanol usage in gasoline blends are being implemented by many countries, including major energy users such as USA, EU and Japan. As a result, Brazil, as the largest ethanol producer and exporter in the...

The purpose of this study is to use real options theory to answer the following question: Is it necessary, in France, to invest in new nuclear power units or should some of the existing units be decommissioned? The theoretical model developed establishes two price thresholds which determine...

The development of shale gas and oil in the United States is a major event in the energy sphere, but also in the dynamics of globalization and geopolitics in the coming decades. This evolution is an alert for Europeans as regards their energy policy, as well as their industrial policy. It...

Pour cette séance, nous vous proposons de faire le point à la fois sur la situation macroéconomique des Etats-Unis et sur les bouleversements qu’a connu le paysage énergétique américain ces dernières années. De fait, la mise en œuvre de nouvelles techniques, l'élargissement des zones...

Decision making to determine government support policy for agro-energy industry can be assisted by mathematical programming and Multiple Criteria procedures. In this case study, tax credit policy in the French bio-fuel industry producing ethanol and esters is determined. Micro-economic models...