Der Ausbau alternativer Energien wird in den Medien oft auf den Strompreisanstieg reduziert, während positive Zukunftsaussichten unter den Tisch fallen. Die durch massive Lobbyarbeit (dazu S. Adamek: "Die Atom-Lüge", ID-A 31/11) in Wirtschaft und Politik flankierten Widerstände gegen das...

Upon discussion of price setting on electricity wholesale markets, many refer to the so-called merit order model. Conventional wisdom holds that during most hours of the year, coal- or natural gas-fired power plants set the price on European markets. In this context, this paper analyses price...

Regulators' increasingly stringent carbon rules to protect the environment are encouraging practitioners to modify their operational activities that are accountable for releasing emissions into the atmosphere. Thereby, practitioners dealing with product inventory planning are seeking proper...