Specialisation in topics dealt with in lecture 608.800. 

Seminar. 

Topics for seminar papers include (proposals for other relevant topics can be made): Intermittency of renewables. Implications for electricity marketsInternational trade and renewable energyCost of generating electricityMarkets for CO2 certificates / The use of revenues from carbon pricing Taxing energy useThe renewable energy policy paradoxThe (im)possibility of "green growth"Energy efficiency vs energy conservationDigitalisation and energyRegulation of (energy) networksMarket power in electricity marketsDimensions of energy securityTrade-offs and synergies between climate and other sustainable development goalsCost-effective climate policiesEnergy povertyThe global oil market, and the market power of OPECAustria’s energy policyThe supply of fossil fuelsPricing in electricity markets

Lecture energy economics: theory and policy (608.800). 

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Will be provided, depending on chosen topics. 

Continuous evaluation. 

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Continuous attendance of the seminar. Absence can be compensated by producing a short summary, including a personal statement, of a text provided by the lecturer. Successful completion of lecture 608.800 (this requirement does not apply to students who take this class within their elective on Energie- und Umweltmanagement). Active participation in discussions. Production and presentation of a seminar paper on one of the topics proposed.A satisfactory performance is required in all these criteria.