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The causal relationship between renewable electricity generation and GDP growth: A study of energy sources

Ohler, Adrienne; Fetters, Ian - In: Energy Economics 43 (2014) C, pp. 125-139

(biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, waste, and wind) across 20 OECD countries over 1990 to 2008. The results from a … real GDP, (b) biomass, hydroelectricity, waste, and wind energy exhibit a positive long-run relationship with GDP, (c …) hydroelectricity and waste generation exhibit a short-run positive bidirectional relationship with GDP growth, and (d) biomass …

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Estimation of productivity in Korean electric power plants: A semiparametric smooth coefficient model

Heshmati, Almas; Kumbhakar, Subal C.; Sun, Kai - In: Energy Economics 45 (2014) C, pp. 491-500

This paper analyzes the impact of load factor, facility and generator types on the productivity of Korean electric power plants. In order to capture important differences in the effect of load policy on power output, we use a semiparametric smooth coefficient (SPSC) model that allows us to model...

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CO2 emission standards and investment in carbon capture

Eide, Jan; Sisternes, Fernando J. de; Herzog, Howard J.; … - In: Energy Economics 45 (2014) C, pp. 53-65

Policy makers in a number of countries have proposed or are considering proposing CO2 emission standards for new fossil fuel-fired power plants. The proposed standards require coal-fired power plants to have approximately the same carbon emissions as an uncontrolled natural gas-fired power...

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Competition and environmental policies in an electricity sector

Chaton, Corinne; Guillerminet, Marie-Laure - In: Energy Economics 36 (2013) C, pp. 215-228

We study the impact of competition and environmental policy (feed-in tariff vs. the EU ETS) on investment, CO2 emissions and welfare in an electricity sector. We consider different market structures (a planner who maximises social welfare vs. duopoly) and two types of consumers (those whose...

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Substitution in the electric power industry: An interregional comparison in the eastern US

Gao, Jing; Nelson, Robert; Zhang, Lei - In: Energy Economics 40 (2013) C, pp. 316-325

The electric power industry is restructuring as regulations move from states to regional and national levels. Estimates of regional fuel and input substitution are essential for practitioners and policy makers. This paper estimates substitution under static and dynamic scenarios, examining...

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Capital investment requirements for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in power generation on near term to century time scales and global to regional spatial scales

Chaturvedi, Vaibhav; Clarke, Leon; Edmonds, James; … - In: Energy Economics 46 (2014) C, pp. 267-278

Our paper explores the implication of climate mitigation policy and electricity generation technology performance for capital investment demands by the electric power sector on near term to century time scales. We find that stabilizing GHG emissions will require additional investment in the...

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Internal, external and location factors influencing cofiring of biomass with coal in the U.S. northern region

Aguilar, Francisco X.; Goerndt, Michael E.; Song, Nianfu; … - In: Energy Economics 34 (2012) 6, pp. 1790-1798

The use of biomass as a source of energy has been identified as a viable option to diminish reliance on fossil fuels … mandates) and location (e.g. biomass availability, infrastructure) variables on the likelihood of using biomass in cofiring … significant effect of existing flexible coal feeding systems that permit the incorporation of biomass, transportation …

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Household energy mix in Uganda

Lee, Lisa Yu-Ting - In: Energy Economics 39 (2013) C, pp. 252-261

This paper presents evidence that household energy use in Uganda conforms to the energy ladder theory. As household income increases, solid and transitional fuel use evolves in an inverse U manner, while electricity consumption shows a direct relationship with income. Public infrastructure...

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Investing in biogas: Timing, technological choice and the value of flexibility from input mix

Di Corato, Luca; Moretto, Michele - In: Energy Economics 33 (2011) 6, pp. 1186-1193

In a stochastic dynamic frame, we study the technology choice problem of a continuous co-digestion biogas plant where input factors are substitutes but need to be mixed together to provide output. Given any initial rule for the composition of the feedstock, we consider the possibility of...

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Examining the regional pattern of renewable energy CDM power projects in India

Sawhney, Aparna; Rahul, M. - In: Energy Economics 42 (2014) C, pp. 240-247

India is one of the leading host countries of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, but these projects have been concentrated within ten states of the country. While the skewed distribution of CDM projects across countries is well recognized, little attention has been given to the skewed...

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