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Presentation: Institutional context & policy feedback effects
Institutional context and policy feedback effects in the politics of low-carbon transitions From: Matthew Lockwood Presentation to: 10th Year Anniversary Workshop on ‘Politics and innovation in accelerated low-carbon transitions’, 18 July 2017, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research The presentation: Manchester Lockwood can be downloaded here
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Global Insight 13 – 18th July 2017
Australia COAG Energy Council meeting backs 49 out of the 50 Finkel review recommendations The Coalition of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council met on Friday to discuss the findings of last month’s Finkel review on the future security of the National Electricity Market (NEM) with 49 out of the 50 recommendations getting the go ahead. The Clean Energy Target (CET) was the only recommendation that the panel felt needed further research. The recommendations included the introduction of an Energy Security Board (ESB) which includes both independent and industry representatives to oversee a whole system reform
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IGov 2 Advisory Group Meeting One 2017
Agenda IGov 2 Advisory Group Meeting 6 th July 2017, 10am – 4pm The Mall Room, British Academy 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AH The IGov Final Agenda can be downloaded here Presentation: Introduction to IGov Project Agenda for rest of day; Role of advisory group; IGov 1 findings; Introduction to IGov 2. Questions for the day: 1) What are the key issues and challenges for governance? 2) What is most important for GB? 3) What does this mean for the IGov2 research focus? The Intro to IGov presentation can be downloaded here. Presentation: Advisory Group Insights Prior to
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Presentation: IGov Advisory Group – Bringing it together
Bringing it Together From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to: IGov 2 Advisory Group, 6th July 2017, London Outline: Overview of findings from IGov IGov2 following on from IGov1 The presentation: Bringing it together can be downloaded here.
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Presentation: IGov Advisory Group – Introduction to IGov
Introduction to IGov From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to: IGov 2 Advisory Group, 6th July 2017, London Outline: Agenda for today Role of Advisory Group Introduction to IGov 1 Research – Presentation kept to a few high level issues How does IGov define innovation and governance? Issues, and why governance matters Introduction to IGov 2 Questions The presentation: Intro to IGov can be downloaded here
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Global Insight 12: 11th July 2017
Australia New rule for wind generation back-up A new rule put into force this week by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), will constrain intermittent generation to 1200MW unless 4 gas generators are online in order to protect power system security. In SA this week this meant that wind generation was curtailed to 1100MW as only three gas generators, providing synchronous generation, bid into the market. This may end the reduction in wholesale electricity prices that have been achieved due to high wind generation – which can sometimes achieve negative spot prices, forcing the average
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Presentation: International Perspective & Decentralised Markets
International Perspective and Decentralised Markets From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to: Pixie Energy Launch, Norwich, 7th July 2017 Outline IGov argues that GB’s current governance framework is not fit for purpose. IGov has put forward a framework it argues is fit for purpose Distribution service providers (distribution market facilitators) become the ‘heart’ of this new institutional framework –this is an institutionalised, new value proposition as a coordinator of platform – Only established so far in NYS Otherwise, apps and platforms, occasionally using P2P systems, exist within the current conventional wholesale market structure Download the slides here: CMitchell
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Global Insight 11 – 4th July 2017
Global Insight 11: 04-07017 Australia Sonnen to enter into battle Australian storage market Sonnen is to enter into the market for Australian storage with an offering of £9,800 for a combined solar and storage deal. This would include the customer entered on to the ‘SonnenFlat’ deal which promises them no electricity costs for electricity drawn from the grid, although the standing charge (c$1 per day) would still need to be paid. In return Sonnen will take control of the storage systems and offer their grid balancing services to networks as a Virtual Power Plant (VPP).
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Paper: The governance of industry rules and energy system innovation
The governance of industry rules and energy system innovation: The case of codes in Great Britain By: Matthew Lockwood, Catherine Mitchell, Richard Hoggett, and Caroline Kuzemko Published in: Utilities Policy (online June 2017) Highlights Detailed energy industry rules are crucial to realising policy goals, but typically overlooked. Governance arrangements determine ease of rule change for policy goals. Delegation is a widespread institutional design principle but has risks of capture and inertia. The case of code governance in Britain gives a demonstration of these risks. A reform agenda is outlined and wider lessons drawn out.
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New thinking: Ofgem has to be reformed if GB is to meet its energy policy goals
Ofgem has to be reformed if GB is to meet its energy policy goals Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 28th June 2017 Ofgem has announced its decision on how to pay for embedded generation, which is to accept its March ‘minded to’ decision. This is the latest stage in what is known as the embedded generation saga – explained here and here. IGov deplores this latest Ofgem decision. As IGov has argued before, we think that Ofgem should not take this narrow decision about embedded benefits now but wait until a clear decision on the institutional needs
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