Estimating the cost of equity for the regulated energy and infrastructure sectors in India

K Singh, A Singh, P Prakash - Utilities policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The cost of equity capital is a key input used by regulators to fix permissible rates of return
and determine regulated tariffs. Investors also need an appropriate hurdle rate to make …

Thermal design and dynamic performance assessment of a hybrid energy system for an educational building

SN Naserabad, P Ahmadi, K Mobini, M Mortazavi - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, according to the limitations of the cogeneration system in the off-design mode,
four patterns are evaluated to meet the load demand of an educational building. In addition …

Coordinating the deployment of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage

EJ Schippers, P Da Costa, O Massol - Science and Technology for …, 2022 - ifp.hal.science
Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) is a negative emissions technology
that allows the removal of CO 2 from the atmosphere while producing energy or goods. This …

Unlocking CO2 infrastructure deployment: The impact of carbon removal accounting

EJ Schippers, O Massol - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon removal certification may become a powerful instrument to accelerate
decarbonization efforts. In Europe, its implementation is expected to foster the deployment of …

German efficiency gone wrong: Unintended incentives arising from the gas TSOs' benchmarking

P Waidelich, T Haug, L Wieshammer - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The German regulatory framework for gas transmission system operators features a regular
efficiency benchmarking that aims to identify inefficient cost components and reduces the …