Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy

Handbook of Energy Economics and Policy: Fundamentals and Applications for Engineers and Energy Planners presents energy engineers and managers with analytical skills and concepts that enable them to apply simple economic logic to understand the interrelations between energy technologies, economics, regulation and governance of the industry. Sections cover the origins, types and measurement of energy sources, transportation networks, and regulatory and policy issues on electricity and gas at a global level, new economic and policy issues, including innovation processes in the energy industry and economic and policy implications. Final sections cover state-of-the-art methods for modeling and predicting the dynamics of energy systems.

Its unique approach and learning path makes this book an ideal resource for energy engineering practitioners and researchers working to design, develop, plan or deploy energy systems. Energy planners and policymakers will also find this to be a solid foundation on which to base decisions.

• Presents key-concepts and their interrelation with energy technologies and systems in a clear way for ready application during planning and deployment of energy technologies and systems
• Includes global case studies covering a wide array of energy sources and regulatory models
• Explores methodologies for modeling and forecasting the impacts of energy technologies and systems, as well as their costs and possible business models

Energy engineering researchers, practitioners and graduate students. Professors of energy economics and policy in energy engineering-related graduate courses. Instructors in industry courses. Energy planners and policy makers

Part I - Fundamentals of the energy industry
1. The energy system
2. Structural analysis of final energy demand
3. Energy supply
4. Energy transportation: gas
5. Energy transportation: electricity
6. Wholesale markets - regulation of electricity and gas industry
7. Carbon market analysis and risk management

Part II - Economics and policy of energy transition
8. Energy innovation and the sustainability transition
9. Impact of variable renewable energy sources on bulk power systems
10. Regulatory challenges for energy storage systems
11. Multicarrier energy systems
12. Financing the energy transition: the role of public funding, collaboration and private equity
13. Beyond energy independence: the geopolitical externalities of renewables

Part III - Energy data modelling and forecasting
14. A macro-evolutionary approach to energy policy
15. Econometric modelling and forecasting of wholesale electricity prices
16. Complex systems applications to electric mobility and regional intermittent sources planning