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 …

This paper evaluates the likely effect of REFIT, the Irish scheme to support renewable electricity generation, on the … wholesale price of electricity. The cost of REFIT is passed on to Irish consumers. Here we calculate that when there are 4071MW … gross wholesale price of electricity. Off-shore wind has higher levels of support than on-shore wind, as do technologies …

Exchange. Our analysis focuses on the role of energy policies that promote renewable energies and have led to significant … reductions of nuclear capacities after the Fukushima accident. We find that high electricity infeed from renewable sources … opposing effect. Simulations of market outcomes under different energy policies indicate that reaching ambitious renewable …

changes. These changes are also of relevance for the energy sector in Germany. An energy sector that in the course of the … German "Energiewende", also has to deal with a fundamental shift in energy supply from fossil fuel to renewable energies in … German energy sector along its value-added chain, the paper points out, that the possible impacts of a changing climate …

All forms of renewable energy are at an inflection point. Falling costs, changing technology, and new environmental and … climate regulations have all moved to exponentially increase the growth of renewable energy. How legal terms, such as … implications on the penetration of solar energy …

Exchange, focusing on the role of energy policies that promote renewable energies and have led to significant reductions of … nuclear capacities after the Fukushima accident. We find that high electricity infeed from renewable sources increases … effect. Simulations of market outcomes under different energy policies indicate that reaching ambitious renewable energy …

Ease of entry is crucial to well-functioning electricity markets. This paper investigates the patterns of entry in the … generation segment of the electricity industry of OECD countries and seeks to provide an understanding of their key determinants … policy objectives. The analysis focuses on investments in renewable-based electricity generation in all OECD countries over …