Decarbonisation of the Power Sector

The underlying motive of the power sector decarbonisation project led by REKK Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research is the examination of what policymakers can do through market and monopoly regulation to further the low carbon agenda in a manner that preserves incentives for the competitive and efficient operation of the electricity sector.

More specifically, the following four topics are potentially fruitful areas of relevant research:

• Market design and project finance issues relating to generation investment into high fixed cost - low O&M cost assets
• Electricity distribution network regulation in times of fundamental technological change
• Social constraints on the road to a low-carbon electricity sector
• EU-level versus national roles in policymaking and regulation for reaching a low carbon power sector

The kick-off Workshop was held in Budapest, Hungary on 1-2 July 2010. Please click here for the workshop summary and presentation slides.

Reports

Decarbonizing the EU Power Sector - Final Report
01 Dec 2011. Author: Thomas Spencer, Céline Marcy, Michel Colombier, Emmanuel Guérin (IDDRI)