Much attention in recent years has turned to the potential of behavioural insights to improve the performance of government policy. One behavioural concept of interest is the effect of a cash transfer label on how the transfer is spent. The Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) is a labelled cash transfer to offset the costs of keeping older households warm in the winter. Previous research has shown that h...

We analyze various regulatory regimes for electricity transmission investment in the context of a transformation of the power system towards renewable energy. We study distinctive developments of the generation mix with different implications on network congestion, assuming that a shift from conventional power plants towards renewables may go along with exogenous shocks on transmission requirem...

Governments around the world provide direct capital subsidies for solar energy technology adoption in order to lessen the externalities associated with fossil energy consumption. This paper analyses the efficiency of the largest customer-oriented program in the U.S., the $2 billion California Solar Initiative upon which programs in other states are modeled. An analytical model identifies limite...

In this paper we use Bayes estimates of a multinomial probit model with fully flexible substitution patterns to forecast consumer response to ultra-low-emission vehicles. In this empirical application of the probit Gibbs sampler, we use statedpreference data on vehicle choice from a Germany-wide survey of potential lightduty-vehicle buyers using computer-assisted personal interviewing. We show ...

The hypomyelinating leukodystrophies X-linked Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) and Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like disease (PMLD) are characterized by nystagmus, progressive spasticity, and ataxia. In a consanguineous family with PMLD, we performed a genomewide linkage scan using the GeneChip Mapping EA 10K Array (Affymetrix) and detected a single gene locus on chromosome 1q41-q42. This region harb...

This study overviews sustainable development goals (SDGs) and energy transition (SET) then examines − sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) participation in SET; challenges of power inadequacy, exploitation, deployment zero-carbon based energy; steps to fast track renewable (RE) utilisation. The identifies factors responsible for inadequacy the region include poor equipment manufacturing infrastructure, pi...

energy as an important production factor has significant effects on economic growth. identifying the relationship between energy and economic growth can help to improve governmental energy policies. applying ardl and ecm methods, this paper examines the longrun and shortrun causality relationships between (1) energy consumption and economic growth and (2) energy consumption and employment in va...

as a result of higher crude oil prices, in one hand, it is expected that alternative energy resources consumption is increased and consumers change their behavior to decline energy intensity too. on the other hand, more alternative energy consumption can leads to a decline of crude oil aggregate demand. therefore, existence of mutual causality between crude oil price and alternative energy cons...

Aim: The aim of this paper is to explore Energy Storage requirements and options suit the needs systems transport fed from renewables. variability wind solar sources in particular demand for energy are seen as key issues.
 Design / Research methods: outlines need storage compares density power a selection options.
 Conclusions findings: results illustrate difficulties finding mechanis...