... the Swiss electricity price, and in winter the influence comes mainly from Switzerland and Italy. Electricity spot price Energy production management Special regime generation MIBEL Renewables Regulation Renewable energies Scenario analysis Econometric Regulatory changes Electricity...

.../value This paper provides a historical examination of the EU oil dependency considering its impact on economic growth and diplomatic freedom. Oil dependency Economic growth Political stability Diplomacy T-TIP International trade Regulation Policy Systematic review Energy sector Descriptive...

.... To do this, the paper is based on the theory of constraints and theory of economic regulation. Design/methodology/approach Data envelopment analysis (DEA) window methodology is carried out on the constant scales (I-C) with a sample consisting of five main distribution firms during the period from...

... Biofuels Renewable energies Policy Carbon emissions Regulation Options value The development and promotion of biofuels has been seen as a key response to the challenges of climate change. In keeping with European Union (EU) obligations the Irish government has developed policies to promote...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Regulation Renewable energies Policy Interviews Stakeholder meetings Exports Imports SWOT analysis Mail questionnaires Electricity While maintaining the general four...

..., the innovation should be factored into normal business dealings in the supply chain. Practical implications – We propose that policymakers and regulators need to: accommodate for innovation and address the collaborative elements of innovation when developing policies and regulations. Furthermore...

... and a state regulatory body to correct and optimize their decisions to make gas distribution system and economy more effective. These results can be practicable for companies' management, present and potential investors and proprietors, regulative public authority. It is possible to use the results...

... markets Natural gas Energy sector Customer satisfaction Regulation Value is the raison d'être of collaborative customer‐supplier relationships. While deciding about products and services, customers always value certain specific criteria in them. Features, service quality and reliability...

... utilities are vertically integrated monopolies. Utilities are mostly subject to a form of cost of service regulation as can be observed in the US albeit much less formally applied. Specific power sector regulators are usually lacking. Rather, central governments (e.g. energy ministries) adopt the role...

...Pierre‐Olivier Pineau; Sidney Tozzini Purpose The regulation model used by Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) (Brazilian National Agency of Electric Energy) brings together the incentive regulation approach (price cap) and benchmarking practices to establish the “efficient” operational...

...Asher Tishler; Chi‐Keung Woo Purpose The objective of the paper is to analyse the economic justification of introducing deregulation to Israel's regulated electricity market and infer whether such a policy change makes sense for the country. Design/methodology/approach The paper employs...

... raise efficiency and broader regulatory concerns. The paper shows how institutional economics offers a conceptual apparatus to identify options for regulating NOCs at interrelated levels of control and suggests the need for case‐by‐case assessment. Research limitations/implications Applying...

... 9) provides a review of privatisation and regulation in developing countries. The paper criticises the trend of transferring the developed country regulation models to the developing countries without analysing the regulatory governance capacities and argues in favour rate of return regulation...