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Demand for Storage of Natural Gas in Northwestern Europe : Trends 2005-2030

Höffler, Felix; Kübler, Madjid - 2015

The seasonal demand for natural gas requires supply flexibility. This "swing" is now largely provided in northwestern … less flexible. Hence, flexibility must be provided by additional storage. We estimate that in 2030 between 10 (with no … strategic storage) and 29 (with 10 per cent strategic storage for imports from non-EU countries) billion cubic meter of working …

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When Does Regulation Distort Costs? Lessons from Fuel Procurement in U.S. Electricity Generation

Cicala, Steve - 2013

Under what conditions does cost-of-service regulation lead firms to distort costs? This paper analyzes changes in fuel procurement practices by coal- and natural gas-fired electricity generating plants in the United States following state-level legislation that ended cost-of-service regulation...

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Energy Competition : From Commodity to Boutique & Back

Coleman, James W. - 2020

Energy products such as power, gas, and oil have long been the world's premier commodities. Consumers demand that power and fuel are available when they want it and they prefer to pay less for it. Few know or care where their fuel or power comes from. So for years energy companies believed that...

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Good Intentions, Bad Results : Distorted Electricity Price Regulation in Brazil

Lucatelli, Hugo - 2020

In Brazil, electrical distributors holding a concession contract with the government operate two distinct monopoly markets: a) electricity distribution market under regulated tariffs; b) infrastructure sharing market with telecommunications companies under unregulated prices. However, the...

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Internationale Erdgaspreise : Marktsegmentierung und Transaktionskosten führen zu dauerhafter Preisdivergenz

Neumann, Anne; Ponce, Micaela; Hirschhausen, Christian … - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 47, pp. 26-33

Erdgas spielt als "Brücken"-Energieträger beim Umbau hin zu CO2-ärmeren Energiesystemen in Deutschland, Europa und weltweit eine wichtige Rolle. In diesem Zusammenhang ist die Entwicklung der Erdgaspreise von großer Bedeutung, insbesondere im Verhältnis zum Konkurrenzrohstoff Kohle. Bis vor...

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Climate change policy and power sector reform in Mexico under the 'golden age of gas'

Valenzuela, José Maria; Studer, Isabel - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016

Mexico's low-carbon technology perspectives show lack of coherence with the rising ambition in climate change commitments, for which Mexico is internationally praised. The comparison of two recent energy reforms, corresponding to two administrations, explains this lack of coherence by, on the...

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Dealing with supply disruptions on the european natural gas market : infrastructure investments or coordinated policies?

Abrell, Jan; Chavaz, Léo; Weigt, Hannes - 2019

, and new LNG terminals) or a strategic storage policy coordinated across Europe has the potential to reduce this shortage … relatively modest amount of strategic storage (20% to 30%) if their use during crisis situations is coordination across European …

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Beyond Gut Level – Some Critical Remarks on the German Privacy Approach to Smart Metering

Pallas, Frank - 2014

The European Directive on common rules for the internal market in electricity (2009/72/EC) requires all member states to 'ensure the implementation of intelligent metering systems' in order to foster a more active involvement of customers in the electricity market. Such intelligent metering...

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Traditional Commercial Model or Distributed Generation : Finding the Proper Scale for Wind Energy

Martin, Thomas - 2015

In this paper, I attempt to compare costs and benefits of the traditional model with distributed generation within the scope of wind energy generation. In Section II, I examine the following economic aspects of both models: in part A, economies of scale; part B, economics of permanence; part C,...

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An In-Depth Analysis of the Evolution of the Policy Mix for the Sustainable Energy Transition in China from 1981 to 2020

Li, Lili; Taeihagh, Araz - 2020

Global warming and the acute domestic air pollution in China have necessitated transition to a sustainable energy system away from coal-dominated energy production. Through a systematic review of the national policy documents, this study investigates the policy mix adopted by the Chinese...

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