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Energy for development: an international challenge / Foster, John; Friedmann, Efrain; Howe, James W; Pollock, David H

1981

Pollock, David H	Book
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Publication	New York, Praeger, 1981.
Description	xliv, 257p
Standard Number	0030599172

Key Words

Energy ; Energy - Development

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Magnitude of the impact of a shift from coal to gas under a car / Wagner, Liam; Molyneaux, Lynette; Foster, John

Foster, John	Journal Article
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2014.

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We seek to evaluate the extent of the pass through of increased fuel and carbon costs to wholesale prices with a shift of generation from coal-fired to gas-fired plants. Modelling of Australia's National Electricity Market in 2035 is undertaken using Australian Energy Market Operator assumptions for fuel costs, capital costs and demand forecasts. An electricity market simulation package (PLEXOS), which uses deterministic linear programming techniques and transmission and generating plant data, is used to optimize the power system and determine the least cost dispatch of generating resources to meet a given demand. We find that wholesale market prices increase due to the full pass through of the increased costs of gas over coal as an input fuel and the Carbon Price. In addition, we find that wholesale prices increase by more than the pass through of fuel and carbon costs because of the fact that generators can charge infra-marginal rents and engage in strategic behaviour to maximize their profits.

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Markets ; Economic Growth ; Energy Policy ; Electricity ; Economic Interest ; Energy Sources ;
Energy Demand ; Strategic Behavior ; Conventional Energy Sources ; Non-Conventional Energy Sources ; Traditional Energy Source ; Infra-Marginal Rent ;
PLEXOX ; Electricity Market Simulation Package ; National Electricity Market ; Carbon Cost ; Gas Fired Plants

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Resilience and electricity systems: a comparative analysis / Molyneaux, Lynette; Wagner, Liam; Froome, Craig; Foster, John

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2012.

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Electricity systems have generally evolved based on the natural resources available locally. Few metrics exist to compare the security of electricity supply of different countries despite the increasing likelihood of potential shocks to the power system like energy price increases and carbon price regulation. This paper seeks to calculate a robust measure of national power system resilience by analysing each step in the process of transformation from raw energy to consumed electricity. Countries with sizeable deposits of mineral resources are used for comparison because of the need for electricity-intensive metals processing. We find that shifts in electricity-intensive industry can be predicted based on countries' power system resilience.

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Energy Security ; Electricity ; Resilience

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