Description
Book SynopsisThe use of systems models is becoming increasingly popular in the energy industry to investigate regulatory prices, environmental issues, strategic competitive behavior, broader markets and the impact of privatizations. This book addresses the new challenges to modelling as a result of the trend away from planned economies to new market structures.
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
Systems Modelling for Energy Policy (D. Bunn & E.Larsen).
The IDEAS Model and Its Use in Developing the US Climate ChangeAction Plan (F. Wood & J. Geinzer).
Benefits from Electricity Trade in Northern Europe under CO2Constraints (T. Larsson).
Application and Limitations of Annual Models for ElectricityCapacity Development (P. Grohnheit).
The Economics of the CO2 Problem: What About the Supply Side?
(J. Blank & W. Strobele).
The Changing Role of Simulation Models: The Case of the PacificNorthwest Electric System (A. Ford).
Complementary Modelling Approaches for Analysing Several Effects ofPrivatization on Electricity Investment (D. Bunn, et al.).
Index.
