Die Bedeutung von Kohle wird heute oft unterschätzt, da sie lange als eine Ressource der Vergangenheit galt. Dabei ist Kohle nach wie vor Grundpfeiler der Stromerzeugung in den meisten Ländern: Ein Viertel des weltweiten Primärenergieverbrauchs wird durch Kohle gedeckt. Während die größten...

Die nachgewiesenen konventionellen Erdgasreserven reichen aus, um die Erdgasproduktion des Jahres 2008 weitere 60 Jahre aufrechterhalten zu können. Die vermuteten Ressourcen sind deutlich größer. Neben den konventionellen können aber auch unkonventionelle Ressourcen (Shale Gas, Gas aus...

With its resource availability and the prospect of climate friendly technology, coal continues to play an important role in the global energy sector. We develop a complementarity model of the international market for steam coal. We want to analyze the level of competition in this market which is...

Der technologische Fortschritt, der in den letzten Jahren im Bereich grüner, also emissionsfreier und/oder nachhaltiger Biokraftstoffe erzielt wurde, reicht nicht aus, um den weltweit wachsenden Energiebedarf zu bedienen. Stattdessen ist absehbar, dass neben Kohle immer mehr unkonventionelle...

Coal continues to be an important fuel in many countries' energy mix and, despite the climate change concerns, it is likely to maintain this position for the next decades. In this paper a numerical model is developed to investigate the evolution of the international market for steam coal, the...

Before 2004 South Africa was the dominant steam coal exporter to the European market. However a new market situation with rising global demand and prices makes room for a new entrant: Russia. The hypothesis investigated in this paper is that the three incumbent dominant firms located in South...

Coal continues to be an important fuel in many countries' energy mix and, despite the climate change concerns, it is likely to maintain this position for the next decades. In this paper a numerical model is developed to investigate the evolution of the international market for steam coal, the...

In assessing drivers of commodity prices and volatility at this stage of the current super-cycle in commodities (year 12 of a projected 25), it is vital to understand that production cost is a fundamental. Moreover, marginal production costs are among the most powerful drivers of commodity...

Tackling climate change and improving energy security are two of the twenty-first century's greatest challenges. In this book, Marilyn Brown and Benjamin Sovacool offer detailed assessments of the most advanced commercially available technologies for strengthening global energy security,...