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One of the essential components of competitive wholesale electricity markets is market monitoring—the process by which producers and consumers can be assured that power markets are functioning effectively and that power market prices have been set due to costs, values, and… View Summary +
Wholesale electricity prices that reflect scarcity and surplus are pivotal to advancing demand response and storage and, as such, are a means to achieving a cost-effective transition to reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy. However, Europe’s power stakeholders cannot rely on… View Summary +
The lack of availability of charging stations is often cited as a major barrier to electric vehicle (EV) rollout. Yet charging points are just the “tip of the iceberg”—the power system needs fundamental reforms to maximize the benefits of EV… View Summary +
In this response to the European Commission’s public consultation on a new electricity market design, RAP sets out its view on the roles of markets and support policies in the context of the transition to a decarbonised power sector. The… View Summary +
A responsive demand side is critical to the success of the integrated European electricity market (IEM) and, more particularly, to the cost-effective transition to a decarbonised electricity market. The intermittent nature of renewable technologies such as wind and PV makes ensuring a… View Summary +
This study reveals once again the crucial role that energy efficiency programmes must play in order to maximize the effectiveness of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to meet Europe’s energy, economic, and environmental goals. The ETS is an important… View Summary +
How and when plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) are recharged can dramatically affect the electric grid. As a result, regulation of the power sector could have a significant influence on the rate of EV rollout. This paper explores how regulation can… View Summary +
The European Union’s (EU) Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Directive (2009/31/EC) establishes a legal framework for the environmentally safe geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) to contribute to mitigating climate change. In March 2013, the European Commission launched a consultative… View Summary +
Across Europe there is an increasing concern over rising energy prices and their impacts on industry, households, and national economies. Many believe that relaxing Europe’s commitment to a clean energy future is the only way to reduce energy costs. This… View Summary +
Many European governments are looking now at reforming or introducing “capacity mechanisms.” All existing (or proposed) approaches across Europe are based on the “traditional” capacity mechanism/market design which rewards all capacity equally, no matter what its operational capabilities. In the… View Summary +
The European Commission launched a Consultative Communication on “The future of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Europe”, with the aim of initiating a debate on the options available to ensure its timely development. In these comments, RAP recommends creating… View Summary +
Plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) can help deliver the EU 2050 policy vision of cities free of conventionally fuelled vehicles and a power sector absent of carbon, as they have no tailpipe emissions and create far less noise compared with conventional… View Summary +
The European Commission (EC) has announced that 2013 is the “Year of Air” and a comprehensive policy package will be proposed by year end. As part of a decadal review of air quality standards, the EC’s 2013 focus offers significant… View Summary +