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In the years since COP21 in Paris, awareness of the need for carbon sinks has grown rapidly. However, policy instruments supporting a path to this target are still lacking. Bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) may provide a way to rapidly reduce global warming. In the Nordics, much of...
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Bei den Kommunalwahlen in der Türkei hat die oppositionelle Republikanische Volkspartei (CHP) einen historischen Sieg …
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A more sustainable heat supply of the built environment is needed to reach the policy-goal of a climate neutral economy in The Netherlands in 2050. This paper presents a method of a spatial energy-model to calculate the economic profitable CO2-reduction potential of a sustainable heat supply in...
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This paper investigates to what extent unregulated local monopolies attempt not to evoke the introduction of a formal price regulation by conforming to customers' and authorities' expectations. It is argued that utilities can meet expectations by setting prices that imitate neighbours' prices....
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electricity and heat in CHP plants is one of the most resource-efficient types of power generation in the electricity market …Through the combined generation of electricity and heat, the operation of CHP plants is not only governed by … heating grid. For CHP plant operators, this fact entails restrictions for trading the electricity on the electricity market …
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Austria aims at increasing its share of renewable energy production by 11% until 2020. Combined Heat and Power (CHP … biomass supply and of heat demand limits the potentials of CHP production. This paper assesses CHP potentials using a mixed … locations of plants are clustered around big cities in the East of Austria. At current power prices, biomass based CHP …
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Low emission prices have stirred up discussion about political measures that aim to increase emission prices. District heating system operators, often municipal utilities, use a variety of heat generation technologies that are affected by the emission trading system. We examine whether district...
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This investigation examines the impact of COVID-19 on households in Mongolia, particularly the choice of fuel for heating and cooking and awareness about harmful effects of indoor pollution due to the combustion of solid fuels for heating and cooking. This study uses publicly available MICS Plus...
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The People's Republic of China (PRC) has taken bold actions since 2016 to utilize low-grade industrial excess heat to improve the energy efficiency of district heating systems. This study aims to draw policy insights into the PRC's field experience of overcoming barriers to energy efficiency...
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The growing concern about decarbonization of the energy production system led to the use of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). However, RES has the drawback of being inherently intermittent and lack controllability, placing limitations on their use. To avoid such limitations, the exploitation of a...
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