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Low-carbon investments from the perspective of electric utilities: The burden of the past

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  • Shoai-Tehrani, Bianka
  • Akimoto, Keigo
  • Sano, Fuminori

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Within the Paris agreement, Europe has adopted ambitious climate targets. Achieving these targets through appropriate low-carbon investments is thus key. This study aims at providing new insight into this issue by considering the DNE21 + model, an optimization model that assesses global energy systems, and the Investment Preference Index model, a simulation model where decision-making is based on technology preferences from a utility's perspective. We evaluate the impact of a climate-policy scenario on the European electricity sector using these models with harmonized assumptions. The resulting investment choices provide insight into the effectiveness of a low-carbon investment policy. We find that various types of incentives are required before companies abandon their historical preferences and low-carbon technologies can flourish. Testing various options has revealed that a negative constraint on coal is more efficient than adding further positive incentives for low-carbon technologies (such as carbon pricing and support schemes). However, we also expect these preferences to shift over time.

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  • Shoai-Tehrani, Bianka & Akimoto, Keigo & Sano, Fuminori, 2018. "Low-carbon investments from the perspective of electric utilities: The burden of the past," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 18-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:juipol:v:51:y:2018:i:c:p:18-32
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2018.02.004
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