This study applies financial portfolio theory to determine efficient electricity-generating technology portfolios for … (MER) electricity portfolio for the United States contains more Coal, Nuclear, and Wind than actual but markedly less Gas … electricity markets. -- efficiency frontier ; energy ; electricity ; portfolio theory ; Seemingly Unrelated Regression Estimation …

The German decision to finally phase-out nuclear electricity has led to a debate on its effects on electricity prices …, emission prices in the European emission trading system, as well as on international electricity trade. We investigate these … phase-out on electricity and emission prices. Under a tight system, however, investments in conventional generation are …

Accurate information about electricity generation and consumption is crucial to power system modelling. Several … example, annual electricity generation from wind and solar power in Germany differs by as much as 10% - 20%, depending on who … provided, nor is it constant. The deviation is particularly worrying in Germany, where peak electricity demand might be …

This paper presents a general electricity-CO2 (ELCO) modeling framework that is able to simulate interactions of the … profits based on variable, fixed and investment costs as well as the price of electricity, CO2 abatement cost and other …. The model framework allows for regional disaggregation and features simplified electricity and CO2 pipeline networks. The …