community-led initiatives for sustainable energy consumption and production. Such initiatives include green lifestyle …-based activities to reduce energy consumption (e.g. Transition Towns, and Carbon Reduction Action Groups), more traditional behaviour … infrastructures, as well as deeply ingrained social practices of 'normal' energy consumption and everyday life. What makes this …

primarily with energy is called thermodynamics. The study of thermodynamics yields the central link between economic activity … industrialised economy. The starting point of our considerations is that every economic action requires energy, of which many … different forms exist. Taking all of these forms into account, heat energy has a particular significance, because other forms of …

to the global energy economy in 2023. The past twelve months have seen a huge re-prioritisation of energy policy away … from environmental issues and towards energy security and affordability. Many of the articles in this document question …-term rebalancing of the energy trilemma towards energy security may even bring environmental benefits in the longer term given the …

the global energy economy in 2022. Starting with views on the short-term outlook for oil, electricity and gas markets, the … majority of the articles, though, are on issues around the energy transition, looking at the key milestones ahead of COP27 but … Global Methane Pledge, the development of voluntary carbon markets, the prospects for hydrogen projects, the building of a …

The harmonization and integration of separate national energy markets to an interconnected internal European market is … a top priority of the European Commission. However, as energy policy largely remains subject to national sovereignty, a … that the phase-out triggered price increases of up to 19 percent in neighbouring countries whilst the renewable energy …

the country generation was unbundled from transmission and distribution and competitive markets for energy generation were … established. A decade has now passed since many of these market reforms were implemented, and increasing energy prices have re …-focused attention on these reforms. In particular, commentators are blaming the reforms for the rising energy prices and, in several …

restructuring in the electricity generation industry. As numerous industries and economies have undergone this sort of transition to … tighter regulation. Using data from the electricity industry, this analysis considers the total effect of restructuring on one …

study of the process of agencification in the energy and banking sector is insightful in the light of these expectations …. The incremental nature of institutional change in energy exemplifies the usual path of agencification, which is conducive …

European policies. Accordingly, the protection of critical infrastructures and in particular, the resilience of the energy … droughts and high temperatures. We investigate increases in the wholesale electricity price and price volatility and develop a …

consumption has risen faster than energy production, and thereby increased China's dependence on energy imports. China is the …China is by far the world's largest consumer of primary energy. Its vast energy demands are a leading issue for global … energy use, driving pollution trends and prices on commodity markets. Despite huge increases in non-fossil capacity from …