The European Union has set out to reduce the carbon intensity of its electricity generation substantially, as defined in the European Roadmap 2050. This paper analyses the impact of foresight towards decarbonization targets on the investment decisions in the European electricity sector using a specific model developed by the authors called dynELMOD. Incorporating the climate targets makes the investment ...
The increasing integration of international financial markets means that credit defaults in one country have to be covered by creditors in other countries. If the principle of creditor liability were applied systematically, the financial losses incurred by the financial institution that provided the credit and is thus directly affected by the default would be ‘passed on’ through its domestic and foreign ...
This paper analyzes nuclear power plant investments using Monte Carlo simulations of economic indicators such as net present value (NPV) and levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). In times of liberalized electricity markets, largescale decarbonization and climate change considerations, this topic is gaining momentum and requires fundamental analysis of cost drivers. We adopt the private investors’ perspective ...
Auch wenn sich derzeit ein Brexit-Abkommen abzeichnet: Mehr als drei Jahre nachdem sich die britische Bevölkerung für ein Ausscheiden des vereinigten Königreichs aus der Europäischen Union entschieden hat, sind die Austrittsmodalitäten und die künftigen wirtschaftspolitischen Beziehungen zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und der EU weiterhin unklar. Die anhaltende Unsicherheit belastet die deutsche ...
