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Presentation: The Political Economy of Energy Transitions
The Political Economy of Energy Transitions in Germany and Britain From: Caroline Kuzemko To: PSA Annual Conference, Brighton – 22 March 2016 Outline: Variety in Sustainable Energy Transitions Explaining Differences Bringing Insights Together Germany’s Transition in Domestic Context Britain’s Transition in Context Conclusions Download the presentation: Kuzemko-PSA-March
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Presentation: Transformative energy governance
Transformative energy governance: is there cause for optimism? From: Catherine Mitchell Plenary to: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco – 30th March 2016 Outline: Challenges of energy system transformation Energy system changes Transformative governance lagging in most countries Next steps in transformative governance Download the presentation: AAG March
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Presentation: Governance of energy systems transformation
Governance of energy systems transformation: emergence or design? From: Catherine Mitchell To: Energy Systems Challenges in a World in Transition, Oxford – 22nd March 2016 Outline: GB energy system challenges Energy system changes The ‘whole’ system is transformative New (performance based) regulatory thinking Download the presentation: UKERC March 2016 You can download a copy of the UKERC report on this conference here: Energy systems research conference report
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New Thinking: Hinkley Point C, time for a Plan B
Hinkley Point C, time for a Plan B Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 11 March 2016 Five years ago today, the Fukishima nuclear power plant disaster happened, precipitating closure of all 40 or so nuclear power plants working in Japan at that time, with only one re-opened and working since then. Just prior to this in 2010, the GB Coalition Government announced details of their Electricity Market Reform (EMR), the intention of which was to put in place a framework suitable to attract investment in new nuclear power plants. Since then, GB has witnessed an unfolding
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New Thinking: CMA Summary of Provisional Decisions
The CMA Summary of Provisional Decisions: a mixed bag of good and bad, but overall misses the real issues faced by the GB energy system Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 10 March 2016 The CMA has announced its Energy Market Investigation Summary of Provisional Decision on Remedies (with a shorter version available here). The full version will be published shortly. Overall, it is a mixed bag – quite a few good things; some bad things. However, the CMA, by virtue of its Duties, has to investigate the energy market within the dimension of competition, and to
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New Thinking: Women in Energy 2016
E & Y Report 2016: Women in Energy – very little change from last year. Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 8 March 2016 Ernst and Young have just published their 3rd Annual Report about women in the power sector. As can be seen from the figure below 5% of executive board members are women – the same from last year; non-execs have gone up 2% to 19%; the total women board members (exec and non-exec) is up 1% to 16% and senior management is also up 1% to 14%. At this rate, it will take
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New Thinking: Not just independent but also integrated
Not just independent but also integrated – the future for energy system operation Matthew Lockwood, IGov Team, 4th March 2016 According to reports, the government is now actively thinking of removing the electricity system operator function from National Grid and establishing an independent not-for-profit SO instead. Over the last year, IGov has been arguing for the creation of an independent SO as part of a wider rethink of energy system governance – see here, here and here. One reason is about perverse incentives – currently National Grid is supposed to co-optimise transmission and system operation, but
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Presentation: The Future of the Electricity Utilities
The Future of the Electricity Utilities From: Catherine Mitchell To: The Future of the Electricity Utilities Project, Asian Stakeholder Meeting, British Consulate, Hong Kong – 3rd March 2016 Outline: What are the drivers for change within energy systems? Is Europe an outlier? NY REV as an example of ‘new’ regulatory thinking Can we expect drivers for change to spread around the globe? What implications does this have for governance? What are the implications of this for Asia? Download the presentation: Future of Utilities
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Working Paper: Governing for Demand Management Innovations in Germany
Governing for Demand Management Innovations in Germany: Politics, Policy and Practice Caroline Kuzemko EPG Working Paper: 1601 Abstract: This working paper analyses governance for demand management innovations in Germany, related energy system outcomes, and issues still outstanding. Demand management is understood in its broad sense here to include demand reduction, demand side response, and distributed energy, but it is also understood to be pivotal to an affordable and sustainable energy system transformation. The working paper is informed by the IGov theory of governing for sustainable energy innovations in that it governance is also understood in
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New Thinking: our evolving energy systems are changing fast
More flexible, more renewable – our evolving energy systems are changing fast Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 22 February 2016 There are two changes which are fundamentally altering both practice and mind-set within electricity systems around the world. The first is the rapid take-up of variable power renewables within a few countries or states. Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Spain, California, and Hawaii all derive 25 to 43 per cent of their electricity generation from variable renewables sources (primarily wind and solar). The second change, building on the first, is a greater understanding of the value of flexibility for
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