Because of economic growth and a strong increase in global energy demand the demand for fossil fuels and therefore also … special relevance as coal is available in many countries and often their first choice to meet energy demand. In this paper we …

role in the global energy sector. We develop a complementarity model of the international market for steam coal. We want to … analyze the level of competition in this market which is strategic for the importers' security of energy supply. In a spatial …

This paper analyses the issues of regulatory reform in the energy industry of post- Soviet countries. We identify the … energy sector in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan and Azerbaijan. We conclude that foreign investors, politicians and advisors have …

Coal continues to be an important fuel in many countries' energy mix and, despite the climate change concerns, it is …

innovative activity with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers. We investigate two major renewable energy …

The German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) has been very successful in promoting the deployment of wind power plants and … other renewable energy power generating technologies in Germany. The increasing share of EEG-power in the generation … different options to amend the EEG without jeopardising the fast deployment of renewable energy technologies. In the "Retailer …

In northern Europe wind energy has become a dominating renewable energy source due to natural conditions and national … characteristics of transporting electrical energy as well as power plants are explicitly taken into account. The consecutive clearing …

neighboring states, out-of-state renewable energy purchases) that may explain the gap between effective and ineffective policies …

simulations with a European electricity market model, we find that second best renewable energy subsidies are positive and only …