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A state-level resource allocation model for emission reduction and efficiency improvement in thermal power plants
This paper develops a framework for centralized allocation of resources and production targets among firms that produce a bad output side-by-side...
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Political ‘Colour’ and Firm Behaviour: Evidence from U.S. Power Plants’ Pollution Abatement
We ask whether firms behave differently depending on the political party in charge, above and beyond responding to any actual differences in policy....
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Power Generation from Coal, Oil, Gas, and Biofuels
This chapter provides an introduction to the economics of electricity generation based on four different energy sources: coal, oil, natural gas, and...
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The shadow prices of CO2, SO2 and NOx for U.S. coal power industry 2010–2017: a convex quantile regression method
Evaluating shadow prices is critical in devising environmental regulatory policies for pollutants. Compared to traditional frontier estimation...
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The story of coal in China: from ornaments to critical energy supply
Coal was first used in China for ornaments starting about 6000 years ago. Its use as fuel for households and light industry began about 2000 years...
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Redeploying coal workers: field level challenges and transition alternatives
As of 2020, coal mines had created about 7.25 lakh direct coal jobs and number of indirect jobs in India. However, coal workers are at livelihood...
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More Power Generation, More Wheat Losses? Evidence from Wheat Productivity in North China
The adverse effects of thermal power plants on crop yield have not received adequate attention. Thus, this study aims to evaluate these effects...
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Regulated Early Closures of Coal-Fired Power Plants and Tougher Energy Taxation on Electricity Production: Synergy or Rivalry?
This chapter examines the economic and environmental effects of the interaction between regulated early closure of coal-fired power plants and new...
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Unilateral Phase-Out of Coal to Power in an Emissions Trading Scheme
We investigate the displacement effects of unilateral phase-out-of-coal policies in a stylized two-country model with coal- and gas-fired electricity...
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The Coal Economy in Brazil (1850–1889)
In its early days, coal was the energy source most widely used for domestic consumption or for manufacturing production, a phenomenon that was...
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On the Economic Efficiency of Nuclear Power Digitization under the Conditions of Global Energy Transition
Abstract—The paper proposes an analytical methodology for assessing the effectiveness of investments in the digitalization of the design,...
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The Italian coal shortage: the price of import and distribution, 1861–1911
This paper estimates a measure of coal price for all NUTS3 Italian provinces between 1861 and 1911. Italy was a latecomer country and its late...
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Regulatory independence and thermal power plant performance: evidence from India
We examine the role of regulatory independence on electricity generation performance in India. Electricity generation in India is exposed to several...
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Resilience in Power Generation: Two Case Studies from Turkey
There is a growing interest in improving resilience in power systems to extreme climate events because of societies’ high dependence on electrical...
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Economic Evaluation and Future Feasibility Analysis of the Coal Chemical Industry Coupled with Green Hydrogen Technology
In the context of China's goals of peaking carbon emissions and achieving carbon neutrality, the coal chemical industry, as a carbon intensive...
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Structural Changes and Forecast Estimates of Coal Production and Exports in Russia
The contribution comprises the analysis of structural differences in the distribution of mined coal among consumers and the short term forecast for...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Nuclear Power Plants: Who Is Liable When AI Fails to Perform
The sheer magnitude of process parameters and interactions between the systems in a nuclear power plant’s operation poses complications for...
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The Taxation of Wind Power Plants: A Case of Regulatory Instability
Changes to the regulations governing the taxation of wind farms in Poland are a difficult-to-understand example of legislators’ irrationality. The...
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Streamlining Government Administration and Advancing Reform in the Power Sector
Electric power is a basic industry bearing the national economy and people’s wellbeing. Power supply and security are critical to the national...
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Nuclear Power
Nuclear powerNuclear power has gone from salvation to scapegoat over its notorious 70-year history. It began even earlier, when Albert...