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 …

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

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 …

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

. Renewable surpluses generally have high peaks which only occur in very few hours of the year, whereas overall surplus energy is … energy of single surplus hours is often in the range of existing German pumped hydro capacities, the energy of connected … renewable curtailment does not impede achieving the German government's renewable energy targets. We suggest avoiding renewable …

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 …