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Properties of a Non-Competitive Electricity Market Dominated by Hydroelectric Power
Hoel, Michael; Førsund, Finn R. - 2004
An important conclusion from the literature on hydropower is that if there are no other constraints than the available … hydropower being non-concave. This non-concavity can be caused by short-run capacity limits either on exports and imports of …
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Impact of climate change on irrigation, crops and hydropower in Vietnam
Gebretsadik, Yohannes; Fant, Charles; Strzepek, Kenneth - 2012
; and changes in river flow with impacts on hydropower and the ability to meeting water requirements for municipal … and hydropower generation out to the year 2050. These climate scenarios show a drying trend in the north with an increase … overall hydropower generating capacity is typically only mildly affected by 2041 to 2050. …
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Electricity prices in a mixed thermal and hydropower system
Hoel, Michael - 2004
also in the long-run equilibrium where capacities are endogenous. In such an equilibrium the hydropower monopoly will get a …
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Properties of a non-competitive electricity market dominated by hydroelectric power
Førsund, Finn R.; Hoel, Michael - 2004
An important conclusion from the literature on hydropower is that if there are no other constraints than the available … hydropower being non-concave. This non-concavity can be caused by short-run capacity limits either on exports and imports of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284467
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Hydropower economics
Førsund, Finn R. - 2005
The key question in hydropower production is the time pattern of the use of the water in the reservoir. The water used … to produce electricity today can alternatively be used tomorrow. The analysis of the operation of hydropower is therefore …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284494
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Energy in a bathtub: Electricity trade between countries with different generation technologies
Førsund, Finn R. - 2009
Many countries have followed a policy of being self-sufficient in electricity. However, in the last two decades exchange of electricity across borders has become more widespread, and the European Union's policy is to encourage a gradual expansion of cross-border trading and integration of...
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An economic assessment of biogas production and land use under the German renewable energy source act
Delzeit, Ruth; Britz, Wolfgang; Kreins, Peter - 2012
The Renewable Energy Source Act (EEG) promotes German biogas production in order to substitute fossil fuels, protect the environment, and prevent climate change. As a consequence, green maize production has increased significantly over the last years, causing negative environmental effects on...
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Hunger bekämpfen! Aber wie? Drei Thesen aus wirtschaftsethischer Sicht
Pies, Ingo - 2013
Dieser Artikel formuliert drei Thesen zur globalen Ernährungssicherheit: (1) Hunger ist ein moralisches Problem mit wirtschaftlichen und letztlich politischen Ursachen. (2) Kleinbauern verdienen Hilfe und Solidarität. Aber nicht deshalb, weil sie Kleinbauern, sondern weil sie Menschen sind,...
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Volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland
Efken, Josef; Banse, Martin; Rothe, Andrea; Dieter, Matthias - 2012
Das Thünen-Institut wurde vom Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz (BMELV) gebeten, die volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung der biobasierten Wirtschaft in Deutschland zu kalkulieren. Grundlage bildet die vom Bioökonomierat der Bundesregierung aufgestellte...
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