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Economic Analysis and Policies in the Energy Sector

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "C: Energy Economics and Policy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 3117

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Prof. Dr. George Halkos

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Department of Economics, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, 38445 Volos, Greece
Interests: energy economies and policies; applied statistics and econometrics; simulations of economic modeling natural resource and environmental economics; applied micro-economics with emphasis in welfare economics; air pollution; game theory; mathematical models (non-linear programming)
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Dear Colleagues,

Recently, there has been significant research interest in tackling the various environmental problems with the associated findings of empirical applications and their policy implications. The aim of this Special Issue is to consider economic analysis in terms of the most updated and advanced empirical and theoretical methods applied in energy problems.

The main purpose of this Special Issue is to feature the theoretical and empirical practice of sustainable policy performance measurement. The progress of green economy includes methodological issues in order to indicate and present spatio-temporal patterns of resource and energy use and associated pollution. Results will be discussed in support of sustainable energy policies. This Special Issue seeks the methodological framework to contribute to sustainable energy policy development, provide energy policy initiatives targeted to socio-economic goods/benefit, to capture sustainability obstacles and negative environmental impacts, and to highlight links and interactions between economic and environmental systems.

The expected outcome is to set targets, propose models for sustainable growth and energy policies, and analyze policy interactions. Potential contributors are researchers and specialists in energy economics and policies.

Prof. Dr. George Halkos
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Toward a “Smart-Green” Future in Cities: System Dynamics Study of Megacities in China
by Rui Hu and Xinliang Han
Energies 2023, 16(17), 6395; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16176395 - 04 Sep 2023
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This study investigates the development trend of smart-green cities, focusing on seven megacities in China. It addresses three issues that are common in urban green development, including the relationship between “smart” and “green”, the scenario analysis of green development, and the uniqueness of [...] Read more.
This study investigates the development trend of smart-green cities, focusing on seven megacities in China. It addresses three issues that are common in urban green development, including the relationship between “smart” and “green”, the scenario analysis of green development, and the uniqueness of megacities in green development. System dynamics modeling is applied. The simulation results reveal an “S”-shaped development curve for both aspects, indicating a gradual and accelerating growth pattern. Notably, the curve representing energy consumption lags behind the curve for smart city development by approximately three years. After 2030, when the smart city construction is expected to be completed, the proportion of the tertiary industry and investment in science and technology will play a significant role in limiting energy consumption. This study concludes by providing policy suggestions, including the need for long-term plans with phased targets, considering the specificity of megacities, and addressing external influences. Full article
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Robust Multiobjective Decision Making in the Acquisition of Energy Assets
by Rafael Bambirra, Lais Schiavo, Marina Lima, Giovanna Miranda, Iolanda Reis, Michael Cassemiro, Antônio Andrade, Fernanda Laender, Rafael Silva, Douglas Vieira and Petr Ekel
Energies 2023, 16(16), 6089; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16166089 - 21 Aug 2023
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In asset management for energy portfolios, quantitative methodologies are typically employed. In Brazil, the NEWAVE computational model is universally used to generate scenarios of hydraulic production and future prices, which result in revenue distributions. These distributions are then used to estimate the portfolio’s [...] Read more.
In asset management for energy portfolios, quantitative methodologies are typically employed. In Brazil, the NEWAVE computational model is universally used to generate scenarios of hydraulic production and future prices, which result in revenue distributions. These distributions are then used to estimate the portfolio’s revenue and assess its risk. Although this is a well-established analysis, it has some shortcomings that are not always considered. The validity of the revenue series constructed by NEWAVE, especially in long-term analysis, is a real problem for agents concerning the acquisition of assets such as power plants. Another issue is the disregard for other objectives that are important for the operationality of the management task and are often ignored, such as operational risk. To address these limitations, this work combines the areas of multicriteria decision making under uncertainty and risk management and presents a methodology for evaluating the acquisition of long-term energy assets, as well as a practical application of the proposed method. Investment alternatives are evaluated in multiple developed scenarios, so it is possible to measure how robust a given option is. By analyzing several scenarios simultaneously, a larger region of uncertainties can be covered, and therefore, decision making becomes more secure. The proposed methodology includes six objectives, designed to address a wider range of stakeholder needs. This approach is applied to an illustrative portfolio, producing results that allow for a more comprehensive understanding of decision attributes. Therefore, this work not only addresses the current limitations in the field but also adds an original contribution by considering simultaneously several scenarios and integrating multiple objectives in a robust and secure decision-making framework. Full article
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Sustainable Development of the European Electricity Sector: Investigating the Impact of Electricity Price, Market Liberalization and Energy Taxation on RES Deployment
by George E. Halkos and Apostolos S. Tsirivis
Energies 2023, 16(14), 5567; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16145567 - 23 Jul 2023
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Replacing conventional CO2 intensive generation with green electricity from RES constitutes an essential prerequisite of sustainable development. Renewables play a vital role in achieving the UN’s goals for clean low-cost energy production and the reverse of climate change process. Based on a [...] Read more.
Replacing conventional CO2 intensive generation with green electricity from RES constitutes an essential prerequisite of sustainable development. Renewables play a vital role in achieving the UN’s goals for clean low-cost energy production and the reverse of climate change process. Based on a comprehensive dataset including observations for 17 European countries between 2003 and 2020, the present research attempts to unveil the fundamental determinants of RES deployment. A panel FMOLS approach was utilized to provide a detailed analysis of the impact of electricity prices, energy taxes and competition level in both power generation and the retail electricity market on each country’s RES percentage participation in electricity production fuel mix. The final econometric outcomes verified the strong statistical significance of all examined variables for the vast majority of the countries, constituting them crucial aspects of national energy strategies. However, both the actual effects as well as the impact size were found to differ significantly across Europe, signifying the complexity of the EU’s task to develop a unified, autonomous and eco-friendly electricity market based on the principals of a fundamental energy strategy. Contributing to state authorities’ and EU’s colossal effort to deal with the crucial challenges of RES power generation, the paper proposes a series of targeted individual and groupwise policy implications. Full article
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