عنوان

No-regret potentials in energy conservation :

شابک

379081539X

شابک

9783790815399

شماره

b537264

عنوان اصلي

No-regret potentials in energy conservation :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

an analysis of their relevance, size and determinants ; with 51 tables

نام نخستين پديدآور

Katrin Ostertag.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Heidelberg

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Physica-Verl.

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2003

عنوان فروست

@Technology, innovation, and policy, 15.

متن يادداشت

1998.- A.2.1 List of interviewees for the market study.- A.2.2 Summary of interview topics for the market study.- A.3 Decision trees for the sequential NPV of optimal motor choice.- 9 Case study of "Contracting".- 9.1 Contracting from the perspective of the no-regret advocates.- 9.1.1 Economic energy saving potential of residential heat contracting.- 9.1.2 Interpretation with respect to our typology.- 9.2 Re-evaluation of "first level" phenomena and causes.- 9.2.1 Verification of investment appraisal.- 9.2.2 Re-evaluation of transaction costs.- 9.2.3 Re-evaluation of 1st level causes of market failure.- 9.2.3.1 Evidence for causes of Type I and Type II.- 9.2.3.2 Evidence for causes of Type III.- 9.2.3.3 Evidence for causes of Type V.- 9.2.3.4 Conclusions about the 1st level causes of market failure.- 9.3 Contracting as an autonomous solution (2nd level).- 9.3.1 Effectiveness of contracting.- 9.3.1.1 Contracting as a remedy to X-inefficiencies.- 9.3.1.2 Contracting as a remedy to the ignorance of utility.- 9.3.1.3 Contracting as a remedy to interferences with diffusionmechanisms.- 9.3.1.4 Contracting as a remedy to excessive capital costs.- 9.3.2 Transaction costs and cost-efficiency of contracting.- 9.3.2.1 Comparative heuristic aspects of transaction costs undercontracting.- 9.3.2.2 Quantitative aspects of transaction costs under contracting.- 9.3.2.3 Impact of contracting on profitability beyond transaction costs.- 9.3.3 Evidence and remedies for causes of market failure at the 2nd level.- 9.3.3.1 Market failure related to standard energy service contracts.- 9.3.3.2 Information asymmetries on the quality of the contractor.- 9.3.3.3 Information asymmetries on the ex-post behaviour ofcontracting clients.- 9.3.3.4 Reinforcements of contracting as an autonomous solution.- 9.4 Summary and policy implications of the re-evaluation results.- Annex to Chapter 9.- A.1 Definition and critique of performance contracting.- A.2 The energy saving potential of heat contracting in residentialbuildings (re-estimation).- A.3 Economic aspects of rental housing legislation.- A.4 List of contracting projects for secondary analysis.- A.5 List of interview candidates.- A.6 Summary of interview topics.- A.6.1 Topics of interviews with technical experts.- A.6.2 Topics of interviews with contracting professionals.- A.6.3 Topics of interviews in individual contracting projects.- 10 Generalisation of case study results.- 10.1 Discussion of the case study findings.- 10.1.1 Synopsis of results.- 10.1.2 Policy implications.- 10.1.3 From case studies towards more general results.- 10.2 Possibilities for aggregation by means of the Panta Rhei model.- 10.2.1 General characteristics and key equations.- 10.2.1.1 Energy demand in households.- 10.2.1.2 Energy demand in production.- 10.2.1.3 Capital stock turnover.- 10.2.2 "Cause"-based aggregated estimation of no-regret potentials.- 10.2.2.1 Price distortions of non-energy inputs to energy savingmeasures.- 10.2.2.2 X-inefficiencies on the side of the adopter.- 10.2.2.3 Mismatch of governance structures.- 10.2.3 Explicit technology choice.- 10.3 Conclusion on the aggregation of no-regret potentials.- Annex to Chapter 10: Key features of the model "Panta Rhei".- A.1 Energy demand and related regression equations.- A.1.1 Energy demand in households.- A.1.2 Energy demand in production.- A.2 Prices, demand and production.- General conclusions.- Annex.- List of abbreviations.- List of tables.- List of figures.- References.

متن يادداشت

I Introduction.- Subject and research questions.- 1 The debate on no-regret potentials - origin, context, issues.- 1.1 The origin: climate change and policy responses.- 1.1.1 International and supranational policy responses.- 1.1.2 German climate policy background.- 1.2 The relevance of no-regret potentials beyond climate policy.- 1.3 Key issues in the debate on no-regret potentials.- 1.4 Focus and structure of the thesis.- 2 The issues of the no-regret controversy.- 2.1 Definition of "no-regret" potentials.- 2.1.1 The micro-level of costs and benefits.- 2.1.2 The level of energy system analysis.- 2.1.3 The level of the national economy.- 2.2 Characterisation of the conflicting views.- 2.2.1 No-regret potentials within the framework of the transformationcurve.- 2.2.2 No-regret potentials within the framework of isoquants.- II Theory-based framework for the reassessment of no-regret potentials.- Preliminary remarks.- 3 The standard theory of market failure.- 3.1 Outline of theoretical concepts.- 3.1.1 Externalities.- 3.1.2 Decreasing average costs and market concentration.- 3.1.3 Information deficiencies.- 3.1.3.1 Quality ignorance and information asymmetries.- 3.1.3.2 Market solutions to information asymmetries.- 3.1.3.3 Ignorance of utility and prices.- 3.1.3.4 Uncertainty.- 3.2 Existing evidence on market failures related to energy saving measures.- 3.2.1 Existing evidence on external effects related to energy saving measures.- 3.2.2 Existing evidence on market failure following decreasingaverage costs.- 3.2.3 Existing evidence on information deficiencies related to energysaving measures.- 3.3 Conclusions on the standard theory of market failure.- Annex to Chapter 3.- A.1 Key questions related to market failure.- A.1.1 Key questions related to externalities as a reason for market failure.- A.1.2 Key questions related to market failure following decreasing average costs.- A.1.3 Key questions on information deficiencies related to energy saving measures.- A.1.3.1 Key questions related to asymmetric quality information.- A.1.3.2 Key questions related to ignorance of utility and prices.- A.1.3.3 Key questions related to the uncertainty of energy saving measures.- A.2 Micro-economic background.- 4 Transaction cost economics.- 4.1 Transaction costs and market failure.- 4.2 Outline of transaction cost economics.- 4.2.1 Outline of the quantitative approach.- 4.2.2 Outline of the heuristic approach.- 4.2.2.1 Asset specificity.- 4.2.2.2 Uncertainty and opportunism.- 4.2.2.3 Frequency.- 4.3 Review of empirical transaction cost research.- 4.3.1 Exemplary empirical TCE research.- 4.3.2 Existing heuristic evidence of transaction costs related to energysaving measures.- 4.3.3 Existing quantitative evidence of transaction costs related toenergy saving measures.- 4.4 Conclusions about transaction costs.- Annex to Chapter 4: Key questions based on the TCE approach.- A.1 Key questions from a market failure perspective.- A.2 Key questions from a heuristic perspective.- A.3 Key questions from a quantitative perspective.- 5 Investment appraisal.- 5.1 Standard theory of investment.- 5.1.1 Data for investment appraisal.- 5.1.2 Net present value and internal rate of return.- 5.1.3 Choosing the appropriate discount rate: the Capital AssetPricing Model.- 5.1.4 Shortcomings of the standard concepts.- 5.2 Real option values.- 5.2.1 Outline of the theoretical concept.- 5.2.2 Alternative modes of operationalisation.- 5.2.3 Strengths and potential biases in real option valuation.- 5.3 Review of investment appraisal methods in "no-regret" studies.- 5.3.1 Underlying data on revenues and expenditures.- 5.3.2 Conventional investment appraisal criteria in no-regret studies.- 5.3.3 Evaluation of energy saving measures as real options.- 5.4 Conclusions on investment appraisal.- Annex to Chapter 5.- A.1 Key questions on investment evaluation.- A.1.1 Verify and re-estimate data on cash flows.- A.1.2 Re-assessment based on conventional investment criteria.- A.1.3 Assessing the no-regret potential on the basis of real option theory.- A.2 Treatment of taxes and depreciation in cash flow estimates.- 6 Complementary perspectives on the no-regret potential.- 6.1 Dynamic aspects of market failure.- 6.1.1 Results from preceding chapters.- 6.1.2 Complementary insights from the theory of diffusion.- 6.1.3 Existing evidence on dynamic market failures related to energysaving measures.- 6.2 Implications for policy evaluation.- 6.2.1 Evaluation of policy benefits and costs.- 6.2.2 Effectiveness of policy instruments.- 6.2.3 Review of policy evaluations related to the no-regret potential.- 6.3 Synopsis of further linkages between principal theoretical elements.- 6.4 Conclusions on complementary aspects.- Annex to Chapter 6: Key questions concerning complementary perspectives.- A.1 Key questions related to dynamic market failure.- A.2 Key questions related to policy evaluation.- 7 Theoretical conclusions - A typology of no-regret potentials.- 7.1 Synopsis of phenomena and causes of no-regret potentials.- 7.2 Conclusions for the empirical re-assessment of no-regret potentials.- III Empirical analyses.- Preliminary methodological remarks.- 8 Case study of electric motors.- 8.1 Review of an engineering study about electric motors.- 8.1.1 Motor electricity consumption patterns and determinants.- 8.1.2 Technical energy saving potentials.- 8.1.3 Economic energy saving potentials.- 8.1.4 Summary with respect to our typology.- 8.2 Re-evaluation at the level of phenomena of no-regret potentials.- 8.2.1 Verification and re-estimation of the data on cash-flows.- 8.2.2 Investment appraisal criteria.- 8.2.2.1 Re-assessment of the conventional NPV.- 8.2.2.2 Assessment of the sequential NPV.- 8.2.3 (Re-) Evaluation of transaction costs.- 8.2.4 Interim results regarding the level of phenomena.- 8.3 Re-evaluation at the level of causes.- 8.3.1 Market failure related to information deficiencies.- 8.3.2 Diffusion failure.- 8.4 Policy initiatives for the promotion of HEMs.- 8.4.1 Policy design and effectiveness.- 8.4.2 Policy costs.- 8.5 Summary of the re-evaluation results.- Annex to Chapter 8.- A.1 Case study on motor use in firm B.- A.1.1 Characteristics of motor stock in firm B.- A.1.2 Summary of interview topics.- A.2 Features of case study data base Ostertag, Landwehr,Thomas et al.

موضوع مستند نشده

Energieeinsparung.

موضوع مستند نشده

Klima.

موضوع مستند نشده

Transaktionskosten.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Katrin Ostertag.

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Katrin Ostertag

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

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